Patent
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
Unknown
Materials
Vellum, Wool
Measurements
520 x 510 mm
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230168
Summary
Part of a document that begins - 'Victoria by the.' and ends 'By Writ of Privy Seal'. An inscription on the reverse reads - W.G.Armstrong Invention. This document possibly refers to the Armstrong gun Patent presented to Queen Victoria and Great Britain. It is illustrated with images of Britannia and the Royal Coat of Arms. Two lengths of green and yellow wool cord remain attached to the lower edge.
Marks and inscriptions
W.G. Armstrong Invention (written on the back)