Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1880 - 1889
Materials
Stone
Measurements
460 x 410 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562930
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF / JET / THE GENTLE THE / FAITHFUL / THE AFFECTIONATE / SHE DIED 8 SEPTEMBER . 188 [illegible]', 1880s.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946. One of a group of pet gravestones found on the estate since 1946 and relocated to the South Garden.