Inviation for local inhabitants to join in a Procession for the Queen.

Details

Date

1845

Author / Artist

Dimensions

Material

Paper

Catalogue number

HBT.87.8.b

Current location

Archives

Inviation for local inhabitants to join in a Procession for the Queen. Mainly handbills, but also letters, some tickets, lists of names and other (mainly printed) ephemera related to Buckingham and Stowe, including Queen Victoria’s visit,in 1845, 67 items. Collector unnamed. Prints may be proofs from Richard Chandler.

Stowe Service Sauce Tureens

Details

Date

1813

Author / Artist

Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester

Dimensions

20cm high

Material

Porcelain

Catalogue number

HBT.1.1-6

Current location

Museum

Related

Related history

The 186 piece ‘Stowe Service’ was sold in the 1848 Stowe Sale for £28.18.0 to T. Delarue of Bunhill Row. During the years that followed the family sought to recover pieces from the Service. In 1922 the contents of Stowe again came up for sale. This time, what remained of the Service was bought by the noted porcelain dealer J. Rochelle-Thomas of St James’s, who described it in an advertisement in a 1923 issue of ‘Connoisseur’ as ‘The Most Magnificent Dinner Service Ever Made’.

The heraldic achievement with which each piece was painted is of exaggerated grandeur and complexity, reflecting the family’s relatively recent rise to the nobility. Its original owner, Richard 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, was made a Duke in 1822. He had only just succeeded his father when the service was ordered, and the richness of the service reflects his aspirations.

In 1974, at a Sotheby’s sale, this single lot was sold for £900. With great generosity it was later presented to the school with two of the plates from the service, one from the Barr, Flight and Barr period (1807-13) and the other from the Flight, Barr and Barr period (1813-40). Forming part of the Treasure Chest Collection which later became the Hall Bequest Trust.

A Pair of Plates from the Stowe Service

Details

Date

1813

Author / Artist

Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester

Dimensions

24 cm diameter

Material

Porcelain

Catalogue number

HBT.2.1-2

Current location

Museum

Related

Related history

Two plates from the Worcester Stowe Service (Barr, Flight and Barr), gilt with foliate scrolls over an apricot ground. The 186 piece ‘Stowe Service’ was sold in the 1848 Stowe Sale for £28.18.0 to T. Delarue of Bunhill Row. During the years that followed the family sought to recover pieces from the Service. In 1922 the contents of Stowe again came up for sale. This time, what remained of the Service was bought by the noted porcelain dealer J. Rochelle-Thomas of St James’s, who described it in an advertisement in a 1923 issue of ‘Connoisseur’ as ‘The Most Magnificent Dinner Service Ever Made’.

The heraldic achievement with which each piece was painted is of exaggerated grandeur and complexity, reflecting the family’s relatively recent rise to the nobility. Its original owner, Richard 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, was made a Duke in 1822. He had only just succeeded his father when the service was ordered, and the richness of the service reflects his aspirations.

Portrait of Sir Richard Temple, Lord Cobham

Details

Date

c1740

Author / Artist

Jean-Baptiste van Loo

Dimensions

76 x 51 cm

Material

Oil on Canvas

Catalogue number

HBT.3

Current location

North Hall

Related

Related history

Portrait of Sir Richard Temple, Viscount Cobham 1675-1749, by Jean Baptiste van Loo. Formerly part of the Treasure Chest Collection (pre 1984). Half length wearing a dark brown velvet coat

Portrait of Sir Richard Temple

Details

Date

c1675

Author / Artist

Henri Gascar

Dimensions

127 x 153 cm

Material

Oil on Canvas

Catalogue number

HBT.4

Current location

North Hall

Portrait of Sir Richard Temple 3rd Bt. Father of Viscount Cobham who began the expansion of the house and gardens. Three-quarter length, wearing a brown tunic.

Marble Bust of 1st Duke

Details

Date

1829

Author / Artist

Raimondo Trentanove

Dimensions

Height 61 cm

Material

Marble

Catalogue number

HBT.10.1

Current location

Museum

Related

Related history

Marble bust of the 1st Duke of Buckingham & Chandos by Trentanova signed “fecit Roma 1829, a la antique” Presented by the Mayor and Corporation of Buckingham

Portrait of William Pitt the Younger

Details

Date

1804

Author / Artist

John Hoppner

Dimensions

61 x 46 cm

Material

Oil on Canvas

Catalogue number

HBT.15

Current location

Blue Room

Related

Related history

Portrait of William Pitt the Younger. An oil sketch in a fine 18th century carved wood frame. Attributed to John Hoppner, R.A.

Railway Poster of Stowe School

Details

Date

1920s

Author / Artist

Norman Wilkinson

Dimensions

76 x 122 cm

Material

Watercolour

Catalogue number

HBT.16

Current location

Reception

Related

Related history

London Midland & Scottish Railway poster of Stowe School. Framed 1986.

Couse Engravings of Stowe

Details

Date

c1750

Author / Artist

J Couse

Dimensions

18 x 28 cm

Material

Paper

Catalogue number

HBT.17.1-12

Current location

Archives

Twelve of the Most Remarkable Views in Earl Temples Gardens at Stowe in the County of Bucks.
A numbered set of twelve engraved plates, printed for and sold by Robert Sayer, Fleet Street. Unframed, formerly bound.

Engravings of Stowe, after Gibbs

Details

Date

1728

Author / Artist

Dimensions

Material

Paper

Catalogue number

HBT.18.1-4

Current location

Archives

Four plates from “A book of Architecture” 1728. Engravings; After James Gibbs. (MB ref HB05JG01-04) (with covering letter)