A disquisition upon Etruscan vases; . displaying their probable connection with the shows at Eleusis, and the Chinese feast of lanterns ...
James Christie (1730-1803)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3127159
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],vi,99,[1]p., XVI plates . ill.. . fol.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Author's inscription on flyleaf: 'To R: Wilbraham Esq:e with the Author's best Respects'. Loosely inserted: manuscript letter from the author to R. Wilbraham, signed James Christie, dated Pall Mall Jan: 15th 1807. Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: George Fortescue Wilbraham [(1815-1885), of Delamere, Cheshire] (Not in Franks). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Delamere House 20/1 '39 [Delamere House, Northwich, Cheshire, home of the Wilbraham family]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half cloth binding; marbled paper over boards; spine gilt with title: 'Disquisition on Etruscan vases'; sewn on four raised bands.
Makers and roles
James Christie (1730-1803)