A Vase presented to Sir John Fleming Leicester, 5th Bt and 1st Baron de Tabley (1762-1827) by the Earl of Chester's Legion in 1813
George Cuitt the younger (Richmond, Yorks. 1779 – Masham 1854)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
22 Oct 1813
Materials
paper, wood, and glass
Measurements
468 mm (H); 316 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1150073
Summary
Print. Etching. Vase presented to Sir John Fleming Leicester, 5th Bt and 1st Baron de Tabley 1762-1827 by the Earl of Chester's Legion in 1813 by George Cuitt the younger (Richmond, Yorks. 1779 – Masham 1854. Inscription Content, Lettered below image: "Presented by the officers noncommissioned officers and privates of the Earl of Chester's legion to their colonel Sir Iohn Fleming Leicester Bart. In testimony of their great regard and as a just tribute to his active and unceasing zeal and attention towards them on all occassions [sic]./ October 22d. 1813.", production detail: "Drawn and Etched by G. Cuitt. / 1814
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
'Insc. of the reverse SIDE of the VASE ... October 22nd 1813' (below)
Makers and roles
George Cuitt the younger (Richmond, Yorks. 1779 – Masham 1854), artist