Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1881
Materials
Stone
Measurements
410 x 330 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562937
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'SWEET SILKY LION / OUR JOY FROM / JUNE 1873 / TILL HE DIED / DECEMBER 13 1881 / AT 7 St JAMES Sq', 1881.
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.