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Cotton Ch IV 26
- Record Id:
- 040-004406568
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100175618307.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100177222454.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch IV 26
- Title:
- Grant of Elizabeth I to George Gower of a monopoly on painting her portraits
- Scope & Content:
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Grant of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to George Gower (d. 1596), his deputies or assigns, of an exclusive licence for life to make the portraits of the queen on canvas, copper, wood, stone or any other material.
Given the [blank] day of [blank] in the 26th year of her reign (17 November 1583-16 November 1584).
Endorsed: in a late 16th-century hand, ‘A privilege unto / George Gower sergeant / painter for making / of the queen’s pic- / -ture’.
The document may be a draft because of the blank date, place of issue, and the lack of a seal or seal tag.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Women - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202582
040-004406568 - Is part of:
- Cotton Ch : Cotton Charters
Cotton Ch IV 26 : Grant of Elizabeth I to George Gower of a monopoly on painting her portraits - Hierarchy:
- 032-003202582[0129]/040-004406568
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton Ch
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100177222454.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1583
- End Date:
- 1584
- Date Range:
- 1583-1584
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Parchment.
Dimensions: 195 x 335 mm.
Foliation: f. 1.
Script: Gothic cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin:
England.
Provenance:
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and his grandson, Sir John Cotton.
Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7.
Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)