Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1850 - 1899
Materials
Stone
Measurements
440 x 360 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562941
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'PRETTY PET / COCKEY / MY CONSTANT / COMPANION / FEB 01 [illegible]', second half 19th century.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
TO THE MEMORY OF TIPPY MY AFFECTIONATE AND LOVING LITTLE TERRIER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 16th JULY 1875 AGED 13 YEARS