An early 19th century armorial bookplate
£40.00
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: Unknown
STOCK CODE: HBP00192
Item Description
An early 19th (possibly late 18th) century armorial bookplate for Sir Thomas Gage Bart of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk.
Sir Thomas Gage, 7th Baronet, 1781-1820, was a noted botanist, after whom the woodland flower Gagea was named. The Gages of Hengrave were a junior branch of the Gages of Firle Place, Sussex and a notable recusancy family. The baronetcy became extinct in 1887.
Condition : very good.
Framed in matt black.
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Armorial bookplates, portraits & bindings
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