Notebook titled "FWB Notes found in Sketchbooks, etc. from 1835 to 1857"
Description
Bound notebook containing manuscript notes and extracts relating to the sketchbooks created by of Sir Frederic William Burton between 1835 and 1857 by Margaret Stokes. These include a variety of subjects including Burton's travels, notes on particular artworks, notes on colour, poetry, anatomy, and anecdotes of Sir William Boxall and the novelist George Eliot. Also includes a section titled "my mother's pedigree" in which Stokes has listed genealogical information relating to her mother's ancestry and marriage to Dr. William Stokes, and a 2 page insert relating to a tour of Italy taken by Burton in 1869.
Creator
Stokes, Margaret McNair
Related topics
| Title | Notebook titled "FWB Notes found in Sketchbooks, etc. from 1835 to 1857" |
|---|---|
| Creator | Stokes, Margaret McNair |
| Date | [1891 - 20 September 1900] |
| Type | Component |
| Ref | IE NGI/IA/BUR1/2/7/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 24pp |
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Bindon Burton Collection, 1987Secondary material relating to the life and work of Sir Frederic William BurtonNotebook titled "FWB Notes found in Sketchbooks, etc. from 1835 to 1857"
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