Illustrated memorial published after the death of Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales, who died after giving birth to a stillborn child in 1817. One of many similar memorials using the same illustration (an urn beneath a weeping willow) but with different verses
Description:
Title from item., Letterpress text with engraved illustration above; within a mourning border., First line of verse beneath title: Trembling I touch the plaintive chord, to speak our England’s grief ..., and "Maria" written in a contemporary hand in lower right corner. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published by the authoress, and sold by T. Gardiner and Son, 20, Princes-street, Cavendish-square; and at No. 209, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Medical and political record, a new Sunday paper. : Prospectus
Description:
Caption title., First line of text: The proprietors of The medical and political record respectfully beg leave to present to your notice a prospectus of their intended journal ... ., Prospectus for the publication of a professional medical and political journal., "The first number will appear on the 31st of December, 1820.", and Imperfect; upper right corner of sheet torn away with some loss of text. Manuscript notes on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and published by C. Kerwood, at the Medical and Political Record Office, John Street, Edgware Road ...
Caption title., Date from manuscript annotation on Lewis Walpole Library copy., Text at bottom: Not admitted after half-past seven o'clock., and Annotated with the admission number "Two", the month and day "6th May", the final digit "6" in the year, and a signature. For further information, consult library staff.