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Moore, Ada Small, 1858- print view role Collector Patron dates 1858-1955 city New York City state NY other cities Chicago, IL; Prides Crossing, MA; sex F historical notes Ada Waterman Small Moore, more commonly known as Mrs. William H. Moore, was a fine and decorative art collector. Moore’s collecting included paintings by, among others, Peter Paul Rubens, William Jewett and John Singer Sargent; Chinese bronzes, paintings, jades, and porcelains; Roman and early Christian glass; Persian miniatures and textiles; Luristan bronzes; Japanese woodcuts; and French Furniture. Included in Moore’s charity work was a gift of a scientific library to the American College in Teheran, Iran and received the Order of Elim, first Class. She also received the Greek Golden Cross of Saviour’s Regiment and was an honorary member of the community of Corinth, Greece. Moore was interested in Archaeological excavations in Iran and Greece and parts of her Oriental collection of tapestries and art were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at Yale University. Both Yale University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art received gift during her life time and generous bequests from Mrs. Moore. The Chinese and Japanese collections at Yale University Art Gallery were built through the gifts and bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore. The Morgan Library has several Cylinders and other ancient oriental seals previously owned by Mrs. Moore. She procured and presented the Library of Congress with forty-six paintings for the Chinese pictures on "Tilling and Weaving" which were executed in the seventeenth century. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Society of Women Geographers, Daughter of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Dames, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants and Garden Club of America. She was married to the lawyer, corporate organizer (founder of the National Biscuit Company and the American Can Company), and horse breeder William H. Moore (1848-1923) who was also known as “Judge Moore”. They lived at 4 East 54th Street. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Houghton Mifflin Company contracts see details... «  back