Items belonging to Iris Murdoch presented by Audi Bayley
Title[1941-01-01 - 1999-12-31] Items belonging to Iris Murdoch presented by Audi Bayley
ReferenceKUAS191
Date
c. 1820s- c. 1990s
Creator Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author
Production date 1941-01-01 - 1999-12-31
Scope and ContentItems belonging to Iris Murdoch presented by Audi Bayley. These items were from Iris Murdoch's former home in Charlbury Road and include letters written by Iris Murdoch to Borys and Audi Villers [later Audi Bayley], a planning notebook for Jackson's Dilemma, and a range of objects. Includes:
1) Large bust of Iris Murdoch mounted on marble
2) Iris Murdoch's teddy bear 'Jimbo'
3) Painting by Iris Murdoch 1941
4) Tapestry by Iris Murdoch of fish with the initials IM and JB
5) Gold edged bowl
6) 5 stones and 9 Asian religious figurines / icons from Murdoch's writing desk
7) Letters from Iris Murdoch to Audi Bayley and her first husband Boris Villiers
8) Green box containing brooch- appaears to be enamelled George IV shilling from 1820s
9) 4 replica medival icons mounted on wood
10) Framed photographs from Iris Murdoch's study of Murdoch as a child and Murdoch's parents
11) 3 Canadian stone figurines depicting an owl, a penguin and a seal
12) 2 stone figurines of a cow and a lion, with painted and gilded details
13) 11 dress necklaces worn by Murdoch and kept in her study
14) A notebook with planning notes by Murdoch for the novel 'Jackson's Dilemma'
1) Large bust of Iris Murdoch mounted on marble
2) Iris Murdoch's teddy bear 'Jimbo'
3) Painting by Iris Murdoch 1941
4) Tapestry by Iris Murdoch of fish with the initials IM and JB
5) Gold edged bowl
6) 5 stones and 9 Asian religious figurines / icons from Murdoch's writing desk
7) Letters from Iris Murdoch to Audi Bayley and her first husband Boris Villiers
8) Green box containing brooch- appaears to be enamelled George IV shilling from 1820s
9) 4 replica medival icons mounted on wood
10) Framed photographs from Iris Murdoch's study of Murdoch as a child and Murdoch's parents
11) 3 Canadian stone figurines depicting an owl, a penguin and a seal
12) 2 stone figurines of a cow and a lion, with painted and gilded details
13) 11 dress necklaces worn by Murdoch and kept in her study
14) A notebook with planning notes by Murdoch for the novel 'Jackson's Dilemma'
Extent2 boxes
Physical descriptionSome of the religious icons have sharp edges and are very heavy. The teddy bear and bowl are fragile, and the photographs framed with glass. Very careful handling required.
Persons keyword Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author, Audi Bayley, c. 1942-, wife of Borys Villers and John Bayley, John Bayley, 1925-2015, author and literary critic, Borys Villers, 1923-1992, friend of Iris Murdoch
SubjectCorrespondence, Art, Toys, Hobbies and Crafts, Object, Religion and Theology, Photographs, Writing, Notebook, Jackson's Dilemma (novel)
Levelfonds
