Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Wicksted, Charles, 1796-1870
Title:
Charles Wicksted commonplace book.
Published / Created:
England, 1833-circa 1870.
Physical Description:
1 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Charles Wicksted (1796-1870), was the son of George Tollet, and took the name Wicksted in 1814. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1822, and inherited Betley Hall, Staffordshire, in 1855, but continued living at Shakenhurst, Worcestershire, the home inherited by his wife, to which he had moved ca. 1844. He was a noted foxhunter and breeder of hounds, and author of The Cheshire hunt in song, 1837. He was a childhood friend of Charles Darwin, who corresponded with him about hounds in 1844 in researching into the variation of plants and animals.
Subject Terms:
Wicksted, Charles, 1796–1870. | Strickland, Agnes, 1796–1874. | Wicksted family. | Tollet family. | Hunting -- Poetry.
Form/Genre:
Commonplace books -- 1833-1870. | Correspondence. | Cut-paper work. | Cobwebs (Paperwork) | Christmas cards. | Ink drawings. | Rebuses. | Acrostics.
Contributors:
Strickland, Agnes, 1796–1874.