Postcard
Frederick Holmes
Category
Ephemera
Date
26 Nov 1904 - 6 May 1910
Materials
Photographic paper.
Measurements
88 x 140 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732049.2
Summary
Postcard, Making Clogs - Stourhead Woods, F. Holmes, Mere, Wiltshitre, date unknown. Written on reverse, 'We are just /going to the woods /have just walked /three miles feel /rather tired.' . Post card is addressed to 'Miss Sheppard /Garston Street /Shepton Mallet, postmarked Stourton, Zeals, Wiltshire, date illegible. Stamp is King Edward VII 1/2d Yellow Green issued on 26 November 1904.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Miss sheppard, Garston Street, Shepton Mallet. We are just going to the woods. Have just walked three miles and feel rather tired.
Makers and roles
Frederick Holmes, photographer