Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1875
Materials
Stone
Measurements
440 x 330 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562940
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'TO THE MEMORY / OF / TIPPY / MY AFFECTIONATE / AND LOVING LITTLE / TERRIER / WHO DEPARTED / THIS / LIFE 16th JULY 1875 / AGED 13 YEARS', 1875.
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.