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Three treasures from the Finch Hatton Archive

Various, c. 1580–1650

Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton

1) The First Lord Hatton's Book of Seals which records many documents and seals that have subsequently been lost. Includes a depiction of the earliest known seal of an English noble, Odo of Kent, pre 1089; 2) The First Lord Hatton's Ceremonial of the Creation of the Knights of the Bath which follows the knight's progression from being bathed to the actual anointment; 3) Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chanceller, survey of property which includes maps by the cartographer Ralph Treswell.

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Title of artwork, date

Three treasures from the Finch Hatton Archive, c. 1580–1650

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Leather & vellum & parchment & ink & coloured pigments & paper & gilding

Dimensions

1) 47.5 x 38 x 6 cm; 2) 47.5 x 37.5 x 3 cm; 3) 45 x 33 x 3.5 cm

Grant

20000

Total cost

135000

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