Baby's First Word
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1901
Materials
Paper
Measurements
275 x 213 mm
Place of origin
Stationers' Hall Court
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.25
Summary
Page from baby record book with spaces to handwrite details of 'Baby's Frist Word' and an illustration of flowers. Handwritten notes document significant events in Christopher's early life, 'Christopher lost his first tooth on Sunday the 6th of May 1906'; 'He had his first ride on a shooting poney in Richmond Park on Saturday May 5. 06.'; 'Christopher began riding at Blackford 1907? on Mousie? & then Tom Thumb.' Page 40.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.
Marks and inscriptions
At top of page, in between printed text: Christopher lost his first tooth on Sunday the 6th of May 1906 He had his first ride on a shooting poney in Richmond Park on Saturday May 5. 06. Christopher began riding at Blackford 1907? on Mousie? & then Tom Thumb.
Makers and roles
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher