Mowbray and Co.
Category
Ephemera
Date
1907
Materials
Paper and ribbon
Measurements
235 x 168 mm
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936730.8
Summary
'The Children's Kalender [sic] for the year of our Lord 1907', by A.K. Mowbray & Co. Ltd., London and Oxford. Consists of separate sheets of paper attached at the top by two pieces of ribbon; cream paper, red and black detail, gold decoration and each month features biblical scenes and a poem for a significant event in the Church year; contained in green cardboard box (DUN/TOY/263, a), lid missing, 'The Wolsley unshrinkable women's white wool bodices, short sleeves', with further paper scraps, a small plain pair of steel scissors, and cardboard strip with three hooks and seven eyes stitched in place.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Mowbray and Co., manufacturer