print;
visiting-card
- Museum number
- C,1.373-382
- Description
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Page of ten visiting cards belonging to English Peers, dated by Banks between 1782-1813. Text within [] indicates handwritten notes:
C,1.373: The Countess of Mansfield / returns many thanks to [Sir Joseph, Lady & Mrs Banks] for the honor of [their] obliging enquiries; [1810]
C,1.374: Duke & Duchess of Leeds present their Compliments to [Lady & Miss Bankes] and returns many thanks for the [honor] of [their] obliging Enquries; [1789]
C,1.375: Lord Spencer returns many thanks to [Mrs Banks] for the honor of obliging enquiries; [1806]
C,1.376: The Duchess of Malrborough at Home on [ye 19th of June] A Masked Assembly / The Gentleman & Ladies who visit at Marlborough House and wish to come to the Masked Assembly are requested to write their Names down and send for Tickets on [ye 13th 14th or 15th June] The Numbers of Tickets being bery limited; [1809]
C,1.377: [Mrs Robt Greville & Lady Mansfield] return many thanks to [Sir Joseph & Lady Banks & Miss Banks] for the Honor of [their] obliging Enquiries [after Lady Georgiana Murray Greville]; [1799]
C,1.378: The Countess of Buckinghamshire at Home [Novr 6th] Mondays & Fridays Nine o'Clock; [Octob 30 1795]
C.1.379: [R.S.V.P. Rural Fete sans Souci Wednesday June the 20th One o'Clock]; [1792]
C,1.380: Rural Breakfast at the Cottage of Sans Souci, Saturdays 11th of June One o'Clock; [1791]
C,1.381: The Duchess of Devonshire is prevented from receiving Company on Wednesday next by the Death of Duchess Dowager of Devonshire; [1782]
C,1.381: The Countess of Buckinghamshire requests the Honor of [Sir Joseph & Lady Banks & Mrs Banks] Company to a Breakfast at Fitzroy Farm on [Saturday June 26th] at Two o'clock / Hamilton Place / An immediate Answer is particularly requested; [1813]
- Production date
- late 18thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 78 millimetres (approx card size)
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Width: 116 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The visiting cards still kept in original folder., with C,1.363-372
Visiting cards are associated with the people holding the title engraved on the card at time of handwritten date, unless otherwise stated here.
C,1.373: Earl of Mansfield two titles in British Peerage, only united in 1843; could alternatively be the card belonging to Louisa Murray, 2nd Countess of Mansfield
C,1.381: Although possibly a card belonging to Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, the date does not correlate with the death of any Duchess Dowager.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated names
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Associated with: Sir Joseph Banks (C,1.373, 377, 382)
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Associated with: Dorothea, Lady Banks (C,1.373-374, 377, 382)
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Associated with: Sarah Sophia Banks (C,1.373-375, 377, 382)
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Associated with: Frederica Markham, Countess of Mansfield (? C,1.373)
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Associated with: Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (C,1.374)
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Associated with: Catherine Anguish, Duchess of Leeds (C,1.374)
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Associated with: George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (C,1.375)
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Associated with: Susan, Duchess of Marlborough (C,1.376)
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Associated with: Hon Robert Fulke Greville (C,1.377)
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Associated with: Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont and Countess of Mansfield (C,1.377)
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Associated with: Lady Georgiana Cathcart (C,1.377)
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Associated with: Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire (C,1.378, 382)
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Associated with: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (? C,1.381)
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- C,1.373-382
