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[Bookplate for R. D. Stuart]

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Consisting of a decorative border with the text of Swallowfield Farm sitting on a spear that is horizontal across the middle of the bookplate.

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Title
[Bookplate for R. D. Stuart]
Date Created
[unknown]
Description
Consisting of a decorative border with the text of Swallowfield Farm sitting on a spear that is horizontal across the middle of the bookplate.
Extent
1 bookplate : offset ; 8 x 11 cm
Subject
Monuments
Person Or Corporation
Stuart, R. D.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Swallowfield 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).
Identifier
BP GEN SL P S783; BP_GEN_SL_P_S783
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P S783
Date Available
2006
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images 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
DOI
10.14288/1.0215055
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Images 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