JACOBITE INTEREST: FRAGMENT OF CULLODEN HOUSE CURTAIN
18TH CENTURY
£2,250
Auction: 4 October 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
the printed linen swatch mounted in a square mat and rosewood frame, inscribed "Relic of Bonnie Prince Charlie./ The above is a piece of Curtain from the bed in which/ Prince Charles Edward Stewart slept for three nights prior/ to the fateful Battle of Culloden Moor. This historic bed/ was purchased by Mr. Lawson Johnston from the Culloden/ Estate, and the authenticity of the relic is beyond question", with accompanying documentation
Dimensions
fragment 10.5 x 6cm
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