The John Bargrave Collection
Burgh (fl. early 1600s - )
Richard Temple, editor of Mundy's Travels notes: "Mr D. G. Hogarth, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, to whom I am indebted for the above information, tells me that under a pencil drawing of the stone in an Ashmole MS at the Bodleian Library (1131-183) is a note in 17th century handwriting (? Ashmole’s) as follows:- “The draught of a cherry-stone whereon St George on ye one side and divers heads on the other by Capt. Burgh and given by him to Mr John Tradescant who preserved it amongst the rarities.” The drawing shows the two faces of the stone enlarged some 3 diameters, with a sketch of the stone natural size beside. About 80 heads are arranged concentrically on one side. Mr Hogarth is of opinion that the note under the drawing leaves the question open as to whether the stone itself was ever in Tradescant’s hands or only Captain Burgh’s drawing of it. But, judging from Mundy’s usual accuracy of statement, I fell convinced that the cherry-stone was among the “rarities” that he actually saw" (2 n.1)Roles: Donator of object(s)
People linked to person: Burgh was a donor to John, the Elder Tradescant (c.1570s-c.15 Apr 1638)