Autograph book
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1800 - 1850
Materials
Metal, Paper, Textile
Measurements
158 mm (Width) x 120 mm (Depth); 45 mm (Length)
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 773336.2
Summary
Album, bound in blue black silk velvet, mounted with two pieces of highly chased silver representing obverse 'The birth of Christ' and reverse 'The Baptism of Christ by St John'. The signatures covering the period 1830 to 1866. Held in a buhl work casket.
Provenance
Jersey bequest 1997. Created or representing signatures collected by Sarah Sophia, 5th Countess of Jersey.
Marks and inscriptions
On the spine, 'S' with coronet