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Invitation to St Paul and Royal Court Plaister: P.14200-R-76a

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Invitation to St Paul and Royal Court Plaister

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

The first cutting is an invitation dated 1821, engraved in wood and printed in red, with wax seal. Inscriptions "Sir The Honor of your Company is requested to meet the STEWARDS with the rest of the SONS of the CLERGY on Thursday the 17th of May 1821, at Eleven o'the clock at the Cathedral Church of ST PAUL, LONDON, and after Sermon to accompany them from Church to MERCHANT TAYLORS HALL in Threadneedle Street to Dinner". The second cutting is a Royal Plaster embossed on green paper, with the inscription "Royal Court Plaister / Warranted Genuine".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1821

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Embossing
Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-76a
Primary reference Number: 206002
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 July 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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