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[Bookplate for R. D. Stuart]
[Bookplate for R. D. Stuart]
Title[Bookplate for R. D. Stuart]
Date Created[unknown]
DescriptionConsisting of a decorative border with the text of Swallowfield Farm sitting on a spear that is horizontal across the middle of the bookplate.
Extent1 bookplate : offset ; 8 x 11 cm
SubjectMonuments
Personal NamesStuart, R. D.
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
LanguageLatin
NotesSwallowfield Farm is a Grade II Listed Tudor Farmhouse dating from 1524 in London, which has a long history. During the 18th century, Thomas Pitt used the sale of the largest diamond in the world to Louis XV of France, in order to purchased Swallowfield Farm.
References:
1) Nash, David Ford. "Royal Berkshire History." Swallowfield 2001 http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/swallowfield.html (24 November 2005).
2) Swallowfield Farm. 2002. http://www.swallowfieldfarm.com/pages/SWALLOWFIELDFARM.html (24 November 2005).
Access IdentifierBP GEN SL P S783
Digital IdentifierBP_GEN_SL_P_S783
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P S783
Date Available2006
Publisher - DigitalVancouver : University of British Columbia Library
RightsImages provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
TranscriptEx Libris SF Swallowfield Farm R. D. Stuart
DOI1.0215055
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