Postcard
Category
Photographs
Date
1909
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
90 x 138 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1337078
Summary
Faded black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, no borders. In bottom right corner, printed in white 'YOXFORD'. On reverse, printed 'Post Card' and above the two columns 'This space may be used for communication for inland postage only (Post Office regulation)' and 'The address only to be written on this side'; the card is stamped with a one penny, red stamp of Edward VII, and franked on 'Jul 7 09' in Yoxford, and 'July 25 '09' in St. Kitts. The message reads 'I thought you would like this very cool looking picture of the horrid snow we missed by being in St. Kitts. With love from Connie' and is addressed to 'Mrs. Fretz, Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I.' Picture is of a manor house in Yoxford in the snow.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.