Ashmolean Museum

/ ˌæʃməˈlɪən; æʃˈməʊlɪən /

noun

1. a museum, attached to Oxford University and founded in 1683, noted for its paintings and archaeological collections

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ashmolean Museum¹

C19: named after Elias Ashmole (1617–92), English antiquary who donated the first collection

Example Sentences

In the Ashmolean Museum, is a portrait of the Son, in his garden, with a spade in his hand.

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One of these summonses to Stowe, the antiquary, with his memoranda on the back, exists in the Ashmolean Museum.

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The hawking glove, of which an illustration is given, may be seen in the Ashmolean Museum.

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This antiquarian and virtuoso is principally known as the founder of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.

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This object, the authenticity of which is not unquestionable, is exhibited in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

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