Leighton, Frances Christina, d. 1930, A Recollection of Ireland in December 1860, 1860
- Call Number:
- MSS 16
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Leighton, Frances Christina, d. 1930
- Title(s):
- A Recollection of Ireland in December 1860.
- Date:
- 1860
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Vol. 10
- Provenance:
- Acquired 2011, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Unlike the other volumes in the collection, this sketchbook was created to document a specific event. Inscribed “A Recollection of Ireland / in December 1860 / To Charlotte Leighton, / form her affecate sister F.,” the sketchbook includes watercolors that document the siblings’ trip to Ireland. It begins with an image of Thornhill—likely the home of the Leightons’ Irish hosts—and includes tourist sites featuring both natural and architectural wonders. Judging from the order of the drawings, the travelers appear to have begun their tour in County Monaghan in the north and traveled as far south as County Wicklow. The final image in the sketchbook is a group photograph of the traveling party, whose members are identified by annotations on the facing page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (15 drawings; 1 photograph) ; 11.5 x 24.5 cm. Contemporary morocco binding with gilt-ruled border.
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Pictorial works, Caricatures, Children's art, Engravings (prints), Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Portraits, Sketchbooks, and Trade cards
- Subject Terms:
- AmusementsBattlesCatholic emancipation Clothing and dressDecoration and ornamentDrawingFashionPeasantsStudy and teachingSuspension bridges
- Associated Places:
- Great BritainIrelandItalyOswestry (England)ScotlandSwitzerlandWales, North
- Associated People/Groups:
- Leighton, Charlotte, d. 1928Leighton, Frances Christina, d. 1930Thornhill family
- Finding Aid Title:
- Mary Leighton Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/9.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1311
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1311?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1