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AR152a: Sir William Holburne' s Scottish sketchbook

AR152a: Sir William Holburne' s Scottish sketchbook
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Museum number AR152a
Title Sir William Holburne' s Scottish sketchbook
Object type In category: Library and Archive » Book » Manuscript
Date 1828
People Holburne, Thomas William (1793-1873) (known) - Author(s)
Phelps, J. & Co. (known) - Bookbinder(s)
Place of origin Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » London
Condition Fair
Dimensions 8.5 cm height whole
11.6 cm width whole
Materials & techniques In categories:
Animal material » Leather
Book/Document » Leaves » Paper
Pictures: Medium » Ink
Pictures: Medium » Paint » Watercolour
Pictures: Medium » Pencil/ graphite/plumbago
Pictures: Support » Paper

Description Small volume bound in black leather with a brass clasp and a small pencil. With approx. 63  leaves (many blank). The pages contain a mixture of drawings, watercolours and written notes.
Marks and inscriptions
Inscription Location Method
PHELPS / Original Manufacturer of / HALLS'S / Much Approved VELVET PAPER / MEMORANDUM BOOKS. / with METALLIC PENCIL the points of which will never Break and the writing remains secure from Erasure / Keep the Point of the Pencils smoothly / scraped flat and Write with them / in the same direction as with a pen. / Sold Wholesale and for Exportation / by J. PHELPS & Co. / At the Manufactory / 27, PATERNOSTER ROW. Inside back cover Printed in black ink on a paper label.
Subject Buildings and gardens
Figure
Genre
Landscape
Notes

This is a sketchbook used by Sir William Holburne during his visit to Scotland in 1828. It contains 16 pencil drawings and watercolours of historic buildings and landscapes. These include Linlithgow Palace, Elgin Cathedral and Loch Leven. The last 14 pages comprise Sir William's journal of his visit from 26 August to  6 September 1828. Sir William continues his account of the visit (until 15 October) in a separate notebook (AR152b).
Muse theme The Art of Collecting
Muse chapter The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Establishing taste: Sir William' s Grand Tour, 1824-5
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive
Method of acquisition Bequest
Provenance Sir Thomas William Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum
Exhibition history

Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir Thomas William Holburne of Bath
Location of exhibition: The Wallace Collection, London
From: 29-4-2004
To: 6-6-2004
Reference: none

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