Proclamation
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
Unknown
Materials
Vellum
Measurements
420 x 320 mm
Place of origin
Dalton-in-Furness
Order this imageCollection
Dalton Castle, Cumbria
NT 418381
Summary
Manorial Court Proclamation of Fair at Dalton. Vellum. Mounted and framed by National Trust in 1972 in black photograph frame, 42 x 32cm; 16½ x 12½ in. Surface crinkly; needs better mounting. Given by the Duke of Buccleuch, whose bailiff used to read out the text at the opening ceremony of Fair Days at Dalton. Conservation - C. Clarkson, 1993. Reframing - Youdell's, 1993.