Sketchbook, 1856-8
File
MS. Wilkinson dep. e. 22
Held at the Weston Library
Sketchbook, 1856-8, Llanthony and Pant-y-Goitre (Mon.) and elsewhere in South Wales, Melbourne (Derbys.), Ashley-Combe (Soms.), Endsleigh, Werrington, Chagford, Berry Pomeroy, Moreton and Dartmoor (Devon), Truro, Treen, Land's End and Chun Castle (Cornwall), and elsewhere in the West Country, including architectural features, ancient artefacts, prehistoric camps and standing stones and natural features, with:
- (fol. 10) a carved amber human head in the possession of Sir John Harpur Crewe
- (fols. 11-14) pigs and sheep
- (fols. 46-9) sketches (mainly humorous) of people and social scenes.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-8
Extent
50 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Wilkinson dep. e. 22
Former references:
42 (W); A 42 (interim).
Separated Materials
For loose manuscript notes found in this volume, see MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 28, fols. 88-91.
Physical Facet
Binding: half red calf, gilt, marbled boards.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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