Invitation
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
10 Sep 1919
Materials
Paper
Measurements
210 x 155 mm
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11270.2.2
Summary
An invitation on a folded sheet of paper with a blue company crest reading: The Chairman and Directors of / The Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. / request the Company of / Colonel George A. Gibbs M.P. / at the Launch of / His Majesty's Ship "Despatch" / on Wednesday 10th. December 1919 at 1.15 p.m. / The naming ceremony will be performed by Mrs. George Gibbs. / KINDLY REPLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.