Envelope
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1950
Materials
Measurements
114 x 178 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890372.1
Summary
An envelope addressed to The Hon. The Viscount Clifden M.V.O., Lanhydrock, Bodmin, and dated and stamped 19 April 1950 Northwood, Middlesex with a purple 3d. stamp with head of Queen Elizabeth II. Containing a letter and a collection of eight photographs taken by Mr. A.C. Robbins, F.R.A.S., during a visit to Lord Clifden at Lanhydrock, April 1950.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966 who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his two sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. This collection of photographs, with letter from Mr. A.C. Robbins, was found in a box in the Attics
Marks and inscriptions
On front of envelope: (in ink) Mr Robbins (underlined) / Photos / The Hon, / The Viscount Clifden M.V.O. / Lanhydrock / Bodmin On front of envelope: (stamped) NOR[THW]OOD / MIDDLESEX (IN CENTRE) 4 [ ] PM / 19 APR / 1950 On reverse across flap: (in ink) ACRobbins