Robert Owen Jones

Robert Owen Jones was a British cartographer and soldier (1837–1926). He was born at Llanycil and died at Bala.

Robert Owen Jones in brief

Born
1837
Died
1926
Known for
cartographer and soldier
Place of birth
Llanycil
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Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1751 to 2006.

The grammar of ornament, dated 1856, chromolithography, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory NK1510 .J7 1856 Folio. Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington Museum and other collections, dated 1867, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory NK1483 .J7 1867 Q. Chandos, dated ca. 1873, woven wool, silk and cotton, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2003.267. Armchair, dated c. 1867–70, mahogany, purpleheart, ebony, harewood, holly, brass, and modern upholstery, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.334. Panel (Furnishing Fabric), dated 1761, linen and cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1958.2. Sutherland, dated 1870/71, silk, satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1995.386. Panel, dated c. 1870, silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1996.480. The Shoe Shop, dated c. 1911, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1939.393. Dr Karl Owen Jones : thirteen years of contribution to the Campbelltown community / written by Robert T.O. Jones ; edited by Terry Jones., dated 2006, held by Wellcome Collection. Lectures on orthopedic surgery / by John Ridlon and Robert Jones., dated 1899, held by Wellcome Collection. On the contributions of Hugh Owen Thomas of Liverpool, Sir Robert Jones of Liverpool and London, John Ridlon, M.D., of New York and Chicago, to modern orthopedic surgery / by H. Winnett Orr ; with a supplement on Ridlon and his share in moulding orthopedic surgery, by Arthur Steindler., dated [1949], held by Wellcome Collection. The architectural remembrancer: being a collection of new and useful designs, of ornamental buildings and decorations. For parks, gardens, woods, &c. To which are added, a variety of chimney-pieces, after the manner of Inigo Jones, and Mr. Kent. The Whole neatly engraven on Fifty Copper-Plates, in Octavo. Designed by Robert Morris, Surveyor, In Hyde-Park-Street, near Grosvenor-Square, dated 1751, held by Wellcome Collection. A sermon preached at St. Andrew's, Holborn, on Sunday, April 7, and at the parish church of Clapham, on Sunday, May 26, 1782 , for the benefit of the Humane Society, Instituted for the Recovery of Persons apparently Dead by Drowning. By Robert Anthony Bromley, Rector of St. Mildred's in the Poultry, Lecturer of St. John's, Hackney, and Minister of Fitzroy-Chapel., dated 1782, held by Wellcome Collection. The cyclopaedia of anatomy and physiology / edited by Robert B. Todd., dated 1836-1859, held by Wellcome Collection. Dwy o gerddi newddion I. Yn gosod allan yr helynt drafferthus sydd o achos yr arian cochion hyd Gymru. II. Yn dangos mor Ilesol ydyw perssaith gariad, rhwng Cristianogion ai gilydd, ar perygl fydd ni fyw heb earied an gilydd, gan grybuyll am y Barnedig aetbau a roddes Duw ar ddynion di gariad, dated 1779, held by Wellcome Collection. Dwy o gerddi newyddion I. Yn ceisio gosod allan am y llywydd sydd yn y nefoedd, ar gwyrufyd ar hapurwydd fydd ir fawl ai cafodd. II. Ymddiddan rhwyng dyn a'î gydwybod, bob yn ail odl., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 68 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 60 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jones, Maj.-Gen. Robert Owen, (14 Nov. 1837–19 Feb. 1926), RE, Who Was Who, 2007. Jones, Air Marshal Sir Robert Owen, (19 April 1901–13 Oct. 1972), retired, Who Was Who, 2007.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Theory Of Throught Process (1969) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1761Panel (Furnishing Fabric) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1837Robert Owen Jones born at Llanycil.
  3. 1856The grammar of ornament (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1867Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington Museum and other collections (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  5. 1867Armchair (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1870Sutherland (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1873Chandos (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  8. 1926Robert Owen Jones died at Bala.
  9. 1969A Theory Of Throught Process digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Jones, Air Marshal Sir Robert Owen, (19 April 1901–13 Oct. 1972), retired, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Jones, Maj.-Gen. Robert Owen, (14 Nov. 1837–19 Feb. 1926), RE, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Robert Owen Jones as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Robert Owen Jones.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Robert Owen Jones (68 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 60 works naming Robert Owen Jones.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    “Robert Owen Jones”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q102432298: Robert Owen Jones

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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