Certificate of thanks
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1899
Materials
Card, paper, ink, fabric
Measurements
350 x 270 mm
Collection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 196665
Summary
Highly decorative certificate from the Swiss Landesmuseum thanking Sir John Brunner for a donation of £1,000 in 1899. Coloured illustration on front of knight in armour bearing axe, with shield at his feet, standing before scroll with German inscription. Striped red and white ribbon allows certificate to be tied shut.
Provenance
Assigned to the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Elizabeth Brunner, 2022.
Marks and inscriptions
On front cover: Schweizerisches / Landesmuseum / in / Zurich. / Dankesurkunde. / Sir / John Brunner, Bart., M.P. / in Liverpool / Hofer & Burger, Zurich / MDCCCXCI Inside certificate: Das / Schweizerische Landesmuseum / in / Zurich / verdantt hiemit Sir John Brunner, Bart., M.P. / in Druids Crofs, Wavertree, Liverpool sein Bargeschenk / von £1000.- = Fr.25335.- als Spezialfond zur / Aeufnung der Schatzkammer des Museums nach dem / freien Ermessen des Direktors. / Der Prasident / der eidg. Landesmuseums=Commission: H Pestalozz / Der Director / des schwiz. Landesmuseums: HP Augst / Zurich, den 26. August 1899.