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ITEM DESCRIPTION
This is a large handwritten and illuminated vellum Grant of Arms manuscript document in its original leather covered presentation box.
It is the Grant of Arms to JOHN BONNEY DEWHURST of Aireville in the parish of Skipton in West Yorkshire, in the Commission of the Peace.
Names mentioned within the document include:
Sir Albert William Woods
Sir Albert William Woods
George Edward Cokayne
John Bonny Dewhurst
Henry Duke of Norfolk
It is dated 16th August 1883 at the bottom and is signed by Albert Woods and G.E. Cokayne.
There are two large red wax seals (2 and 3/4 inches dia.) protected inside two separate gilt skippets attached to the bottom of the document.
I was only able to open one to show the seal inside.
The box is black leather mounted with nice embossed borders and gilded embossed VR monograms. The inside is lined with blue paper with a gilt pattern.
This is a genuine Victorian Grant of Arms and it is UNIQUE to this family, they do not make duplicates of these documents. It has the 2 FIVE POUNDS embossed seals at the left hand side of the document.
So this chap John Bonny Dewhurst born 1819 and died in 1904 of Aireville, Skipton if you google this you will come up with a number of really interesting websites relating to his family. DEWHURSTS COTTON - John Dewhurst & Sons Ltd of Belle Vue Mills, Skipton, Yorkshire. Interesting as you read through the really fabulous history of the company the Dewhurst Cotton was known as THE 3 SHELLS BRAND and trade mark of the 3 Scallop Shells ( from this coat of arms of the family ). John Bonney Dewhurst was one of the 5 directors of the company during this time when John got this Grant of Arms. The company went onto to merge with many other Cotton companies creating eventually The English Sewing Cotton Company.
John Bonny Dewhurst bought Aireville Estate, Skipton in 1873 from the Henry Alcock family. The 170 acre Aireville Estate was sold in auction 12 months after John Bonny Dewhurst died. He had a number of children and without spending lots of time researching I have found his daughter Hilda Dewhurst was connected to the Wills cigarette company by marriage.
John Bonny Dewhurst married Francis England and they had 5 sons and 3 daughters.
Aireville Hall is now Skipton Academy.
I would imagine there will be an awful lot of interesting family connections and relations if only I had the time to look. I don't but I am sure some of you do.
A really fabulous original unique document for anyone related to the DEWHUSRT family around the world or for a cotton mill museum or specialist collector alike.
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, mostly on the edges and corners of the presentation box.
The document itself has been nicely protected inside the box. Very few signs of damage.
The document is 21 inch wide x approx. 27 inch long, the two seal skippets hang below on strips.
The presentation box measures approx. 22 inches x 5 and 3/4 inches x 2 and 1/4 inches.
If you are into Grant of Arms or other unusual and unique official documents then please do have a look at my ebay shop as I have a number of these from various periods.
My stock ref : #T140/9224/q37920ty on Grant of Arms / documents shelf.
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