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Journal of the History of Collections Advance Access originally published online on January 5, 2006
Journal of the History of Collections 2006 18(1):59-69; doi:10.1093/jhc/fhi039
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

A Quaker collects

Joseph Whitwell Pease of Darlington1

Margaretta S. Frederick

The advent of the nineteenth century brought about drastic changes within the Quaker faith in England. Simplicity, honesty and a strict work ethic – signature characteristics among communities of Friends – brought adherents unprecedented new wealth. Business acumen dictated a certain level of engagement in social activities, projecting financially successful Quakers into a business world and lifestyle that was the antithesis of earlier modes of living. Many financially successful Quakers of this period lived in fine homes, expensively furnished. A few of these dwellings were enhanced by a collection of art, despite the historically iconoclastic reception of the fine arts within the Quaker faith. Joseph Whitwell Pease (1828–1903) was a practising Quaker, a prominent businessman, and Member of Parliament who also amassed a significant collection of fine art. In the paper which follows, Pease's enthusiasm for contemporary art and the fusing of this interest with his Quaker faith will be investigated.

Address for correspondence Dr Margaretta S. Frederick, Adjunct Curator of the Bancroft Collection, Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806, USA. mfrederick{at}delart.org


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