Italian scenery. . Drawings made in 1817. By Miss Batty.
Elizabeth Frances Batty (fl.1809-1817)
Category
Books
Date
1820
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3150502
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],197,[1]p., frontis., plates . ill.. . 4to Provenance: Pencil inscription on flyleaf: Eliz.th Devonshire to her dear Brother Lord Bristol 1822. [Elizabeth Christiana Hervey (1759-1824), daughter of 4th Earl of Bristol, married William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire in 1809; her brother was Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859), 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bristol]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full straight-grained brown morocco over heavy boards; elaborate gilt tools and fillest to form a border and inner border; gilt lyre centrepiece; spine elaborately gilt; five raised double bands. Combined bookseller’s and binder’s ticket: Sold by Rodwell & Martin, 46 New Bond Street. Bound by Dawson & Lewis, Richmonds Buildings Soho [London].
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Frances Batty (fl.1809-1817)