Framed certificate
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1860
Materials
Ink and gilt on paper
Measurements
540 x 380 mm
Collection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 196574
Summary
Mounted and framed certificate dedicated to Reverend John Brunner as gift from his former pupils, inscribed and decorated with intricate design of vines, leaves and flowers in gilt and various inks.
Provenance
Brunner Gift 2010
Marks and inscriptions
Front: At a Meeting / of a number of the / Former Pupils / of / The Reverend John Brunner / It was unanimously Resolved / That / In affectionate remembrance of the kindly and unceasing / exertions of their old and much esteemed friend in forwarding their Education / Especially the moral part thereof, / during the periods they respectively spent under his fatherly care; and in / testimony of their deep respect for his character as a man and a teacher / The accompanying token be presented to him, as an evidence of their / continued good wishes for his health and prosperity / Liverpool November 1860. Below inscription: List of signatures