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ITEM DESCRIPTION
T1 of 4 very interesting UNIQUE tree labels that was originally at WYNYARD HALL near Stockton On Tees a very prestigious estate which at the time of these labels was the family seat of the Vane - Tempest - Stewart family. Marquesses of Londonderry.
Charles Vane the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry was a coal magnate and he founded Seaham Harbour. Later in the 19th Century Charles Vane-Tempest, Earl Vane as he was known and the 5th Marquess of Londonderry in 1872 and the family owned 27,000 acres in Ireland as well as 23,000 acres in England and Wales. He was in the House of Commons as an MP for 26 years.
His son Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 1852 - 1915 was the 6th Marquess of Londonderry, and also known as Viscount Castlereagh, a Conservative MP.
Wynyard Hall remained in their family till about 1987 when Sir John Hall ( builder and Newcastle Utd related ) bought it.
The great estate had a number of Royal Visits during this period when King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were frequent visitors when they were ( Prince & Princess of Wales before 1901 ). Also King George V visited when he was known as the (Prince of Wales) in 1902.
Large heavy antique metal tree identification label / tag that would have been used in a large Arboretum or garden. Looks like the label is made from a non magnetic metal which is attached to a much better quality harder iron post to be driven into the ground.
The back of the label is marked
"The Stratford"
John Smith
Stratford Upon Avon.
Apparently John Smith was a very prestigious label maker and was commissioned by Queen Victoria to make labels for her rose garden at Sandringham.
This particular label reads:
CEDRUS
ATLANTICA GLAUCA
Planted on
EDITH CHAPLIN
and
CASTLEREAGH'S
Wedding Day
November 28th 1899
So this was another conifer being a Blue Atlas Cedar ( I wonder if this tree survives at Wynyard Hall ) and Edith Chaplin and Castlereagh refers to a very important wedding of
Hon. Edith Helen Chaplin born 1879 and died in 1959, daughter of Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount and mother Lady Florence Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. She married Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart born 1878 and died in 1949, he was the 7th Marquess of Londonderry.
Edith was known as Viscountess Castlereagh and her husband as Viscount Castlereagh.
Check out the PEERAGE page for all the connections to the family.
Museum quality item. See another 3 from this collection I am also selling for different species and planted by more interesting people.
Please see close-up photographs provided for more details and visual confirmation of condition for yourself.
Condition report: Normal signs of age and use wear including some light surface scuffs and some minor impact marks etc.
A substantial tree species label.
More interesting and often UNIQUE items from this estate can be found on my ebay shop listings.
My stock ref : ESK/18324 in loft.
It measures approx. 20.5 inches long in total.
The actual label part measures approx. 8 and 1/4 inches x 5 and 3/4 inches. It weighs approx. 1.8 kilos.
The actual label part measures approx. 8 and 1/4 inches x 5 and 3/4 inches. It weighs approx. 1.8 kilos.
My stock ref :
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