Harry Furniss illustrated letter to Mary Jeune, Lady St. Helier
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a single, illustrated autograph letter signed with an additionally initialed post script from Irish illustrator and caricaturist Harry Furniss (1854-1925) to literary hostess Lady St. Helier.
The letter is written on printed letterhead of The Mount, High Wickham, Hastings, and is dated 12 June 1909. In the letter, Furniss sends Lady St. Helier his permanent address and notifies her of her previous note’s arrival. Included in the letter is an illustration of a group of people (and two cats) seated and absorbed in reading.
Dates
- Creation: 12 June 1909
Creator
- Furniss, Harry, 1854-1925 (Person)
- Jeune, Susan Mary Elizabeth Stewart-Mackenzie, Lady (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Henry (Harry) Furniss (1854-1925)
Irish caricaturist and illustrator Henry (Harry) Furniss (1854-1925) worked for a wide range of periodicals, including The Graphic, Black and White, Good Words, Pall Mall, Pearson’s, and Punch.
Furniss joined the Punch staff in 1884 and remained there for fourteen years, during which time he drew 2,600 cartoons and illustrations. In addition, Furniss wrote and illustrated twenty-nine books, and contributed to thirty-four works written by other authors, including those of Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and Lewis Carroll.
Information derived from dealer description.
Jenson, John, “Henry (Harry) Furniss (1854-1925),” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2016.
Extent
1 item
Abstract
This collection comprises a single, illustrated autograph letter signed from Irish caricaturist and illustrator Harry Furniss (1854-1925) to literary hostess Lady St. Helier.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, February 2016
Shelving summary
Box 70 F1008, Box 70: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes
OCLC Number
Subject
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for Harry Furniss illustrated letter to Mary Jeune, Lady St. Helier
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
- Date
- 2016 May 6
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository