The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1858
Individual census record · C047

Haynes–Lythgoe Copy · New York, New York

The transfer from Albert Morton Lythgoe to the Metropolitan Museum is unrecorded.

RepositoryDepartment of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
LocationNew York, New York
Shelfmark / Call Number533.54 P54 cop. 2 ↗
BindingOriginal brown publisher-issued boards with gold decoration; later cloth spine replacement.
Edition EvidenceThe photographed title page lacks the “SECOND EDITION” statement, confirming the 1858 first edition.

Presentation Inscription

“To Albert M. Lythgoe Esqr / With kindest regards of / John Henry Haynes. / 1908.”

Provenance Chain

Unresolved early ownership → John Henry Haynes → Albert Morton Lythgoe, 1908 → Metropolitan Museum Department of Egyptian Art

Provenance Narrative

The transfer from Albert Morton Lythgoe to the Metropolitan Museum is unrecorded.

Sources and Documentation

Metropolitan Museum of Art correspondence and eight reference scans supplied by Thomas J. Watson Library; Penn Museum Archives John Henry Haynes finding aid; and Metropolitan Museum Department of Egyptian Art history.

Repository Images Unavailable

Repository photographs examined; public reproduction pending.

People in This Copy

  • John Henry Haynes
  • Albert Morton Lythgoe
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