Address book
Category
Ephemera
Date
1930 (circa) - 1950 (circa)
Materials
Paper and card
Measurements
165 x 98 mm
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938267.1
Summary
Well-used address book belonging to Penelope, Countess of Stamford, with red, linen-effect cover with impressed trellis pattern and tooling: 'ADDRESSES / Where is it?' The back is plain with 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN / C.' impressed in gold at the bottom and the pages are lined. The spine has been repaired with black/green tape. There are many entries in ink and in pencil and numerous loose pieces of paper are stored within the pages (b) and (c).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).