Rosalind Savill
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Dame Rosalind Joy Savill, DBE
, FSA
, FBA (born May 12, 1951) is a British
art and museum curator.
An alumna of the University of Leeds
, Savill was first employed at the Victoria and Albert Museum
as a canteen cashier. Later she was named Museum Assistant at the Wallace Collection, where she was appointed as Assistant to the Director in 1978. In April 1988, Savill's The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain was published in three volumes, which took her a decade to compile.
In 1990 she was awarded the National Art Collection Fund prize for her scholarship. In 2000 she received the CBE
for her services to the study of ceramics. In 1992 she was named Director of the Wallace Collection. In 2009 she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
, FBA (born May 12, 1951) is a British
United Kingdom
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art and museum curator.
An alumna of the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, Savill was first employed at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
as a canteen cashier. Later she was named Museum Assistant at the Wallace Collection, where she was appointed as Assistant to the Director in 1978. In April 1988, Savill's The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain was published in three volumes, which took her a decade to compile.
In 1990 she was awarded the National Art Collection Fund prize for her scholarship. In 2000 she received the CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for her services to the study of ceramics. In 1992 she was named Director of the Wallace Collection. In 2009 she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
Affiliations
- National Trust Art's Panel, Member
- Art Advisory Committee, National Museums and Galleries of Wales
- Royal Mint Advisory Committee
- Museums and Collections Advisory Committee, English Heritage
- Somerset House, trustee
- Campaign for Museums
- Camden School for Girls, Governor
- French Porcelain Society, President