Identity area
Reference code
Charlotte Guest MS XVI
Title
Journal
Date(s)
- 1853-1855 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
217 ff. with insertions (partial pagination 1-332; first 24 ff. and last 27 ff. blank) ; 235 x 185 mm.
Leather over boards with blind fillets and remains of brass clasp; 'Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest' (stamped in gold on front cover), 'XVI' (label on spine), '1853 to 1855' (label on front cover).
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Scope and content
Journal, 1 September 1853-28 December 1854, 10 April-3 June 1855, of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber), in Canford, Dowlais, London, France and Italy.
Also included are loose notes for a journal, 1858-1860 (9 ff.).
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Covers worn.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
'C. E. Guest 1 Sept. 1853' on fly-leaf; 'C. E. Schreiber. Sunday. 3 June 1855' (p. 332).