Shelfmark
MS 307
Author
Title
Founder's Day : a secular ode on the 9th Jubilee of Eton College / by Robert Bridges.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton, 1917.
Physical description
[10] leaves : ill. ; 35 cm.
Note
Illuminated ms. on vellum of Robert Bridge's poem written for Eton College Founder's Day 1890, written and illuminated by Jessie Bayes.
Note
Early 20th century vellum binding with gilt lettering on front board and gilt tooling on turn-ins.
Note
Presentation leaf with ms. notes in pencil.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate and stamps of ECL with ms. inscription: "Presented 1985 by Francis Warre-Cornish, Esq."
Provenance
Ms. presentation leaf: "To Blanche Warre Cornish, Eton. Ladyday 1917, from HEL, FHR, HB, ELV, HVM, RSdeH, AMG, EWS, ABR CHKM, SGL, JFC, GWH, GWL [all Eton Masters]".
Subject
Added entry--name
Warre Cornish, Blanche, 1848 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--name
Warre-Cornish, Francis, fl. 1985 - ? former owner.
Added entry--name
Bayes, Jessie, 1878 - 1940 artist.
Added entry--place
England Eton.
Identifier
B28796