two glass plate negatives, one with a lady (Elizabeth Brownrigg) holding a book that appears to read "The Lament of a Sinner...", the other titled "A True Representation of the Horrid Crueltys (sic) Committed by Eliz. Brownrigg on the Body of Mary Clifford Her Apprentice"; three issues of the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser newspaper from 1787; miniature almanac from 1817; Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Law, printed in Paris 1510; diary with personal notes and amateur poetry, dated 1718 and referenced in Ivor Noel Hume's book [All the Best Rubbish], p. 218-225; judge's badge from National Exhibition of Cage Birds, Olympia 1957; pieces of wood, relevance undisclosed; Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition
glass plate negatives with some minor scratches and abrasions; books and documents all showing considerable wear from age and use