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A Portrait addressed to Mrs. Crewe with the Comedy of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20140612

Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript poem titled "A Portrait" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The poem is addressed to Frances Anne Crewe. 6 pages in total. The poem concludes with the line, "She my inspirer--and my Model--Crewe!"

Dates

  • circa 1790

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from John Price Antiquarian Books, London, 2014.

Related Materials

The "Crewe" manuscript of Sheridan's The School for Scandal is held by the Booth Rare Books unit.

Processing Information

The poem has been rehoused in an acid-free folder.

Status
Completed
Author
John Zarrillo
Date
2024-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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