Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain applied to illustrate the history of families, manners, habits, and arts, [...].
Richard Gough (1735-1809)
Category
Books
Date
1786 - 1796
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3048763
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (5 pts.), [280] plates . ill.. . fol... Not indigenous. 2v. (5 pts.) bound in 4.. Provenance: Inscribed on flyleaf of each volume: A. G. September 10th 1799. [G = Grenville? Otherwise unidentified]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Dropmore House, 1939, 4 vols Đ5/5/0. [Dropmore House, Buckinghamshire, home of Grenvilles].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full blue straight-grained morocco; elaborate gilt fillets to form a border; gilt-rolled edges; gilt tools to form an inner border; gilt fillets on spine; gilt spine title; sewn on six double raised bands. Nineteenth-century binder's ticket: Bound by L. Staggemeier and Welcher, London.
Makers and roles
Richard Gough (1735-1809)