Moore, Bloomfield H., Mrs., 1824-1899

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role

Collector

dates

1824-1899

city

Philadelphia

state

PA

other cities

London, United Kingdom.; Westfield, MA;

sex

F

historical notes

Clara Jessup Bloomfield-Moore, known to friends as "Lady B," was an art collector, philanthropist, writer and the widow of millionaire Bloomfield H. Moore, who made his wealth as a paper manufacturer in the Philadelphia area (after his death, she legally changed her surname to Bloomfield-Moore).

Bloomfield-Moore’s collection of more than one thousand objects, included, among other art objects, European and Oriental porcelains, oil paintings, textiles, metalwork, pottery, glass, enamels, carved ivories, jewelry and painted fans.

Bloomfield-Moore bequeathed her collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which received the first installment in 1899.

decades
of activity

1840-1850
1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives	Dalton Dorr Records, 1876-1904	see details...