Lady Caroline Stuart-Wortley, c. 1800-1815
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book created by British aristocrat and artist Lady Caroline Elizabeth Mary Stuart-Wortley, Baroness Wharncliffe in the first quarter of the 19th century. The contents are a mix of verses and other short writings, some copied from other sources, accompanied by newsclippings and various ephemera that have been tipped into the volume, as well as several drawings and watercolors by Lady Caroline herself. There is an index at the end in Lady Caroline's hand.
Quarter bound in brown leather with marbled paper. A torn label on the front cover appears to have once read "Fragments" in brown ink.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1800-1815
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Caroline Elizabeth Mary Stuart-Wortley, Baroness Wharncliffe (1779–1856) was born Caroline Crichton to John Crichton, 1st Earl Erne and his second wife, the former Lady Mary Caroline Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and elder sister of noted letter-writer Lady Elizabeth Foster. As an artist she was known for her landscapes and figural drawings and paintings, several of which are now held by the Tate Collection and Archive.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu