John Varden
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John Varden (c. 1790-1865)[1] was an American collector of antiquities and museum pieces in the Washington D.C. area. He opened a commercial museum called the "Washington Museum of Curiosities" but was forced out of business by the free National Institute which started in 1840. He sold his collection to the National Institute and became an assistant curator there.[2] He worked at the Smithsonian from 1858 till his death in 1865.[3]
His collections formed the core of the Smithsonian's museum.[1]
References
- ^ a b "John Varden - siris_sic_9609|Smithsonian Institution Archives". Siarchives.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ Wolfe, S. J., and Robert Singerman. Mummies in Nineteenth Century America: Ancient Egyptians as Artifacts. McFarland & Co, 2009.
- ^ "John Varden's Washington Museum". National Museum of American History. July 15, 2013.
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