Newspaper cutting collection
The Star
Category
Ephemera
Date
1805
Materials
Paper
Place of origin
London
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731248
Summary
A collection of seven newspaper cuttings printed by 'The Star' (London), unknown publisher, about the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson's death, found enclosed in a sheet of paper inscribed by Sir Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Baronet FRS (9 December 1758 - 19 May 1838), 'Naval/Victory of/Trafalgar/and/Death of/Lord Nelson/October 1805.'
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.
Makers and roles
The Star, printer