Baby Weight
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1899
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
275 x 213 mm
Place of origin
Stationers' Hall Court
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.3
Summary
Page from baby record book with spaces for information about the weight of the baby and a drawing of a pink flower. Christopher's weight at birth has been filled out as '8lb'. Handwritten notes on page also read, 'at the age of 4 weeks...9lb, 8 " " " 10 1/2, 12 " " " 12.63, 16 " " " 13.53, at 4 months 14lb, 5 " " " " 16 1/2, 6 " " " " 19.2, 7 21, 8 " " " -, 9 " " " 22 1/2'. Page 17.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.
Marks and inscriptions
On page, above drawing: at the age of 4 weeks...9lb, 8 " " " 10 1/2, 12 " " " 12.63, 16 " " " 13.53, at 4 months 14lb, 5 " " " " 16 1/2, 6 " " " " 19.2, 7 21, 8 " " " -, 9 " " " 22 1/2 At the time of birth, Baby weighed...8lb
Makers and roles
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher