A broadside illustrated with engraved head-and-shoulders portraits of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold at top of sheet followed by 29 lines of letterpress text mourning the death of the Charlotte on November 6th, 1817
Description:
Title from beginning of letterpress text., Portraits at top have the engraved captions "Princess Charlotte" and "Prince Leopold.", Biographical details immediately above lower border., "Price one shilling."--Below lower border., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
published not identified
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817,, and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
Title from item., P. Barnfield was a printer based in Southampton., Broadside printed on silk; text within mourning and decorative borders, with additional decorative borders within text. Words for the "Quartetto" and "Chorus" printed in separate boxes at bottom., "Princess Charlotte born Jan. 7, 1796, married May 2, 1816, and died Nov. 6, 1817.", and Imperfect: with loss to much of the left and right margins and slight loss of text (1 character); laid on a card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
P. Barnfield, printer
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Title from item., Quarto handbill, illustrated with a coat of arms at top; all within a thick mourning border., "Westminster Cloth Mart, No. 7, Tothill Street. The impression being general, in all cases of public mourning, that an advance of price takes place on all articles for which the demand is increased, W.P. and E. Dudden inform the public, that they have lately purchased the entire stock of cloths and cassimeres of a reputed manufacturer in the west of England, who is retiring from that business; consisting of Second, Saxon, and Superlative black cloths and cassimeres; in consequence of which, their present stock of black goods ... instead of being advanced in price, will be offered considerably under the regular prices.", and Laid on to recent green card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Balne, printer, Gracechurch Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Engraved card printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of Prince Leopold leaning mournfully over his wife Princess Charlotte's tomb, which is adorned with her portrait and topped with an urn. Sixteen lines of verse are engraved at the bottom
Description:
Title from item., All engraved., First line of verse beneath title: Weep, England, weep! They pride is gone ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
T. Crabb
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817 and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Grief
Engraved card printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of Prince Leopold and Britannia in front of Princess Charlotte's tomb adorned with her portrait and topped with an urn. Six numbered stanzas of a hymn and two staves of music are engraved at the bottom
Description:
Title from item., All engraved., First lines of "The funeral hymn, being part of the burial service paraphrased": 1. How short, how narrow is the span, how few the years allow'd to man! ..., "The music selected and alter'd by E.W. Smith, of St. Georges Chapel, Windsor"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Crabb, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817 and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Britannia (Symbolic character), Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Grief, and Musical notation
Caption title., Broadside, with three paragraphs of text within thick mourning border and initialed ‘J.W.L.’ at the end. ‘From the Morning Post of Nov. 11th’ printed in lower left. Beneath the title are three lines quoted from Lord Lyttleton's 'To the memory of the same lady, a monody. A.D. 1747.', First line: Even thus in the flower of youth - in the bloom of loveliness - ..., and Laid on to a slightly larger modern sheet. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817