Title from item., Date based on time period (1727-1746) when Francis Greville was known as Lord Brooke., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 147 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item; alternative title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 128 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Two works in two separate hands, recording the orders and rules of a fictitious noble order created for ladies' amusement, presumably by someone well acquainted with the customs and using her knowledge to arrange a masque for the amusement of her circle of friends in the months leading to the coronation of George III, possibily at her home in Yorkshire. The first work entitled "The Order for the installation of one of the Ladies of the most noble Order of the Needle instituted in 1761" (pages 2-4) is followed by "The Rules of the most Noble Order of the Needle Instituted on July 25th 1761" (pages 4-8), both written in black ink
Description:
Miss Frankland remains unidentified but is likely a descendant of the family of Lady Elizabeth Russell Frankland (1666-1733), the granddaughter of Oliver Cromwell, and her husband Sir Thomas Frankland (1665-1726) of Thirkleby Park, North Yorkshire. Lady Frankland was the sister of John Russell (-1735), the stepfather of Mary Joanna Russell., Mary Joanna Cutts Revett Russell (1707-1764) was the daughter of Colonel Edmund Revett (-1709) and Joanna Thurlbarne Revett (-1764), the step-daughter of John Russell (-1735), and the wife of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Russell (1701-1754). The Russell family acquired Chequers, their family home in Buckinghamshire, through John Russell's 1715 marriage to Joanna Revett., In English., Titles from captions at the head of each of the two works., "By Miss F-nkl-d" on first page, upper right corner, suggests the author of the first manuscript, "The Order for the installation," as a member of the Frankland family., The second work is attributed to Mary Joanna Russell based on a manuscript also entitled "The rules of the most Noble Order of the Needle" in the British Library (Add MS 69390). The online record for that copy states that it was drawn up by Mrs. Russell for her daughter and nieces and their friends., One signature, sewn and unbound, with watermarked laid paper, horizontal chainlines; crowned watermark with lion rampant, countermark 'EH'. Pages with text are unnumbered; final 8 pages are blank., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Coronation, Amateur theater, Masques, and Satire, English
A mock playbill concerning the trial of Queen Caroline., Printed in letterpress., "Places to be taken at the Great House in Pall Mall or at the theatre. No money returned. Vivant rex et regina.", and Mounted on page 22 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Title from item., Place of publication surmised by place of resident of subject., On leaf 169 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates., and Contemporary manuscript annotation in ink fills the blank: 1080.
Caption title., Author's initials and date printed at end., In verse., First lines: Go! noble heir of an illustrious race - Go! midst thy patriot fathers take they place ..., Possibly an inscription for a monument., Formerly laid in at page 181 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Watermark: 1811., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811.