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Abbott, Henry print view role Collector dates 1812-1859 city Cairo other cities New York, NY; London, United Kingdom; country Egypt sex M historical notes Dr. Henry Abbott built a built a collection of Egyptian antiquities which are now at the Brooklyn Museum. Abbott’s collection was purchased and deposited at the New–York Historical Society and eventually transferred to the Brooklyn Museum in 1937. Abbott was a brother-in-law of Stewart Brown of Brown Brothers & Co. and the proprietor of the Egyptian museum at 659 Broadway which opened in New York, 1855. decades of activity 1830-1840 1840-1850 1850-1860 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:27 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 The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Visitor's registers of the Abbott collection of Egyptian antiquities, 1854-1860. see details... «  back