Exercise book
Richardson and Handford
Category
Education objects
Date
circa 1812
Materials
Paper
Measurements
Each book - 200 mm (height); 162 mm (width)
Place of origin
Market Place
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671766
Summary
Two exercise books. Both books have blue paper bindings. On the front cover of each is a black, printed line drawing of Buxton Church with a dedication and poem printed below. On the pages are a column of Greek words on the left and their corresponding Latin translation on the right. The two books form part of a continuing series of which these are books 1 and 4. This number is written in black ink on the cover of the relevant book. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
'Derbyshire Museum Service History of Education Collection' - a collection established by Derbyshire Museum Service (through gifts from individuals, Derbyshire schools and purchases) in the 1940s and stored at Sudbury Hall from the early 1970s to 2012. The National Trust managed the collection between 1991 and 2012 when legal ownership was transferred from Derbyshire County Council to the National Trust. Archival records information - "The collection was established as a result of isolated gifts in the 1940's, and the 'savings' of certain school records (now passed to County Records) during wartime paper salvage." "During the 1950s it was L.E.A. practice to hold an Easter Course for teachers, and the County (Derbyshire) Museum arranged a special exhibition for teach course. As by the mid 1950s quite a collection had already accumulated, it was decided to produce an exhibition on the history of education with special reference to Derbyshire. Consequently, further material was purchased, from which items were selected. The exhibition was subsequently shown at a number of centres, and after disbandment, additions continued to be made with the aim of eventually producing a reconstructed classroom as a base for research. The Derby Bishop Lonsdale College of Education has frequently made use of the collection in various ways."
Marks and inscriptions
On the front cover of each book: 'BUXTON CHURCH./ This elegant building which was consecrated/ August 9th, 1812, was built, and endorsed, at/ the sole expence of his Grace the late Duke of/ Devonshire./ 'Tis for the Prince'
Makers and roles
Richardson and Handford , printer