Notebook case
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather
Measurements
212 x 144 mm
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937002.1
Summary
Green leather case for a notebook with tooled floral decoration to the front with the intertwined letters 'P' and 'S' (for Penelope, Countess of Stamford), folds in two with two handles, has a sleeve in either side of the interior for holding a book and has a cream-coloured ribbon attached for marking a place in a book. Contains a sheet of paper inviting the Mary's of the Empire to donate money towards a wedding gift to Queen Mary (b). On the reverse are handwritten notes, presumably in Lady Stamford's hand and documenting the amounts collected month by month.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).