Over 50 specimens pasted onto the 12 album leaves; leaves and specimens affected by damp with fungal growth; a little worming in inner margin.
An early collection of seaweed, assembled by Mrs Harriet Wright [1773-1843], sadly in poor condition, but with an interesting provenance. Henrietta Howard (nee Wright) was the daughter of Ichabod Wright [1767-1862] of Mapperley Hall, Basford and of his wife Harriet (nee Day). In 1824, she married The Very Rev. The Hon. Henry Edward John Howard D.D. [1795-1868], Dean of Lichfield and son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle.
Over 50 specimens pasted onto the 12 album leaves; leaves and specimens affected by damp with fungal growth; a little worming in inner margin.
An early collection of seaweed, assembled by Mrs Harriet Wright [1773-1843], sadly in poor condition, but with an interesting provenance. Henrietta Howard (nee Wright) was the daughter of Ichabod Wright [1767-1862] of Mapperley Hall, Basford and of his wife Harriet (nee Day). In 1824, she married The Very Rev. The Hon. Henry Edward John Howard D.D. [1795-1868], Dean of Lichfield and son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle.
| Binding | folio (15.5 x 10in) orig. marbled paper covers, now detached because of damp, |
| Publication | n.d., early 19th Century. Inscribed on endpaper, 'Henrietta Elizabeth Howard Seaweeds Collected by my mother'. Later ownership inscription of John T.C. Howard 1925. |
- Product Code: RGW24844
- Availability: In Stock
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£100.00