Textiles
A collection of Chinese Qing dynasty textiles was established in 1990 and now includes a broad range of costume, wall hangings and embroideries
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Asian Art
Collections of Chinese ceramics, Indian miniatures and Japanese prints were established by Eleanor Lorimer, the first Director, in acknowledgment of the Chinese and Indian communities in Port Elizabeth
Textiles
An extremely large textile collection includes flags, household linen, Indonesian ikats and batiks, Oriental carpets, samples and embroideries, as well as tapestries. Costumes in the collection consist mainly of items…
Ceramics
Iziko holds ceramics that originate from many parts of the world, mainly Asia, Europe, Africa, and in particular southern Africa. Contemporary works by South African ceramic artists form an important…
du Plessis, Barend Jacobus
The collection consists of statements delivered, speeches, press releases and keynote addresses.
Schumann, Theodor Eberhardt Werner
The collection consists of one article, one letter and a number of books
Van Tilburg Collection
The Van Tilburg Collection is a permanent museum that comprises 17th and 18th century furniture, paintings, Delft ceramics and other works of art, and includes the largest South African collection…
Institute of Soviet Studies Collection
The collection consists of documents regarding the Institute of Soviet Studies, Stellenbosch University. The collection contains reports ; correspondence ; newspaper clippings ; minutes ; annual reports ; finance matters…
Mossop Papers
Two scrapbooks with mounted newspaper cuttings of court cases, mostly from the North China Daily News, for period 1932-1941, in some of which cases her husband, Sir Alan Mossop, acted…