Letters-patent
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
24 x 246 x 228 mm; 163 mm (Diameter)176 mm (Diameter)
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852897
Summary
2 letters patent with circular Victoria wax seals in circular metal tins with lids. All inside square red leather case with royal crest. Case marked 'Wickwar Manufacturer, Poland Street, London'. a - to Frederick William John, Marquess of Bristol - appointed Keeper of the Rolls of our Peace in the County of Suffolk; b - to Frederick William John, Marquess of Bristol - appointed Lieutenant of County of Suffolk.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.