Sujet

Album of the Devonshire Address to Lord Mayor Besley, 1870. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Album of the Devonshire Address to Lord Mayor Besley, 1870. 'The address of congratulation, lately presented by Devonshire men residing in London to the Right Hon. Robert Besley, a native of Exeter, on his attaining the dignity of Lord Mayor of London, has been more than once noticed in this Journal. It was inscribed with the signatures of the acting committee, and a list of the subscribers, in a sumptuous volume ornamentally designed and produced by Messrs. Ortner and Houle, of St. James's-street. The binding is of crimson velvet and Algerine onyx, with malachite corners, secured by a pierced gilt Gothic border, charged with the arms of London and Exeter, and with the Lord Mayor's monogram. The pages are illuminated in gold and colours, and display the armorial ensigns of the two cities, London and Exeter, with other appropriate devices. The book is inclosed in a handsome case of Coromandel wood, with Gothic piercings at the corners, and with an engraved shield in the centre'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A49_243

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,2Mo (5,2Mo) / 36,5cm x 42,0cm / 4315 x 4959 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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