MARY
(1776-1857, last surviving daughter of George III, and wife of her cousin William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834)
Autograph Letter Signed to a friend "My dearest Mary"
thanking her for her "kind letter received last evening by which I rejoice to find you have enjoyed your visit to Badminton so much. I hope you will all return here this evening quite well. You will be sorry to hear your Aunt Sophy has been very ill with a cold & fever since you left her & kept her bed nearly all the time of your absence, but she is much better these last two days & was up some hours yesterday & is stronger today and looking forward with great pleasure to seeing you all again. As I shall hope to see you vr soon I will only add that A am you aff Aunt", 3 sides 8vo., no place, 26th September no year,
Item Date:
1849
Stock No:
38985
£275
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MARY ADELAIDE WITH HER CHILDREN
[MARY ADELAIDE
(Princess, 1833-1897, daughter of the 1st Duke of Cambridge, wife of the 1st Duke of Teck) and her children VICTORIA MARY (1867-1953, Queen of George V), ADOLPHUS (1868-1927, 2nd Duke of Teck, Marquess of Cambridge, 1917), FRANCIS (1870-1910, served in S. Africa) and ALEXANDER (1874-1957, 1st Earl of Athlone) Governor General of South Africa and Canada]
Splendid Unsigned Albumen Cabinet Photograph by W & D Downey,
showing her standing at the back of the group with Princess May on one side of her and Alexander on the other with the two other boys sitting in the front, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1883
Stock No:
42841
£150
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MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Autograph letter signed to 'My Dear Duke,
thanking him for the "Craw fish which my mother feasted upon, as we were, unluckily, away all last week, having only returned from ... yesterday. May I indulge the hope that in the course of the coming fortnight, you may be so very kindly disposed as to repeat your gift as I do not dare to eat craw fish by proxy? We leave home again on the 20th for a few days ... with repeated gratitude for your kind attention ...", 2 sides 8vo, White Lodge, Richmond Park headed paper, 6th August
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
41056
£150
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MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Fine cabinet gelatin silver print photo by Alexander Bassano, signed under the image
showing her in semi profile, wearing a dark coloured dress with a ruffled skirt, white ruffled collar and cuffs, and a hat secured with a large bow tied under her chin. Her right hand rests on a bamboo chair back, her left hand holds a parasol and handbag. The portrait is set against a painted fauna backdrop, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date but circa
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
41005
£275
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[MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)]
Account of her life from 'The Morning Post'
occupying most of page 7, stressing the "naturalness" she shared with her husband, her close ties with Kew and Richmond, where she knew "nearly every cottage", and including the Duke's brief but touching telegram to the Mayor, her work with Hospitals and the Needlework Guild, and the response round the country following her unexpected death, conjugate pages 5-8 of this issue, 26" x 21", London, 28th October,
folded, a few letters rubbed at folds (easily supplied), otherwise in good condition
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
53061
£45
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