- Peter Thornton
Peter Kai Thornton
CBE (April 8 ,1925 –February 8 ,2007 ) was a museumcurator and writer. He was keeper of furniture and woodwork at theVictoria and Albert Museum in London between 1966 to 1984, and curator toSir John Soane's Museum , inLincoln's Inn Fields between 1984 and 1995. Thornton was best known for his radical approach to the presentation of historic interiors atHam House ,Osterley Park andApsley House .Bibliography
*"Seventeenth Century Interior Decoration in England, France and Holland" (1978)
*"The Furnishing and Decoration of Ham House" (1981)
*"Authentic Décor: the Domestic Interior 1620-1920" (1984)
*"Innovation in the Decorative Arts 1470-1870" (1989)References
* Knox, Tim. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2031730,00.html Peter Thornton] , "The Guardian", 12 March 2007.
* Lightbown, Ronald. [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2287020.ece Peter Thornton] , "The Independent", 20 February 2007.
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/02/24/db2402.xml Peter Thornton] , "The Telegraph", 24 February 2007.
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