Books: Lyme Park, Cheshire
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1880 - 1910
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
180 x 305 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499379.4
Summary
A study of a collection of books, painted at Lyme; watercolour on paper. A large leather bound book lies in the background with a green book in front and a blue book leaning against it; a leather bound book stands with covers open on the right. The books are positioned on a wooden surface with pale blue wallpaper behind with interlocking oval design with a painted cross in the centre of each oval.
Provenance
Lady Langford lived with Mrs Packer in her later years after they became friends when Mrs Packer managed a hotel for her. When Lady Langford died, she bequeathed some of her possessions to Mrs Packer. Mrs Packer gave the items to Lyme at various times but the information was not recorded properly at the time. Confirmed dates of arrival at Lyme are 1992, 1995 and 1999, but for some of the items, it is unclear which date they arrived.
Marks and inscriptions
AESOP. / VOL I / (yellow on spine of standing book)
Makers and roles
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966), artist