News In Brief – including an 18th century teenager's journal bought by the University of York
A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a teenage journal by Yorkshire-born William Peckitt (1731-95) who went on to become a celebrated stained-glass craftsman being bought by the University of York.
University buys teenager’s diary
A 90-page journal kept by a 15-year-old boy has been purchased b…