Illuminated address
George Falkner & Sons
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
24 Sep 1909
Materials
Paper and wood
Measurements
950 x 781 x 48 mm
Place of origin
Manchester
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652653
Summary
A framed illuminated address on paper to George Francis Augustus Vernon, 'Baron of Kinderton', from workers on the Poynton estate offering congratulations 'on the attainment of your majority', with intricately floral carved gilt slip. Dated 24 September 1909.
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967.
Makers and roles
George Falkner & Sons