Export of Objects of Cultural Interest: 2016/17

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The front cover of a report, showing a tapestry in the Indian/Japanese Manner
Photo by English tapestry in the Japan/Indian Manner
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Date:24 April 2018
Author:Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport
Export of Objects of Cultural Interest: 2016/17
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Between May 2016 and April 2017, the Reviewing Committee considered 22 cases of cultural objects proposed for export. The Secretary of State placed export deferrals on 15 of these (at the committee’s recommendation) and four were eventually bought by public institutions:

  • An outstanding painting by Bernardo Bellotto of The Fortress of Königstein from the North
  • An English tapestry made in the Indian Manner by 17th-century London weaver Michael Mazarind
  • A Wedgwood First Day’s Vase (one of only four surviving)
  • A vase designed for Cardiff Castle by the noted architect and designer William Burges