The First Toy
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
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.8
Summary
Page from baby record book with spaces for information about the baby's first toy, with a poem and an illustration of different toys. Handwritten notes on page identify Christopher's first toy as 'An india rubber bird from Edward Pakenham?' received on '23rd...December'. Page 25.
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, on dotted lines beneath title: 23rd...December An india rubber bird from Edward Pakenham?
Makers and roles
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher