Date:1878 - 1880 (c.)
Description:This panel would have been used as a support for when writing on one's knee, and belonged to George Eliot. The author's friend Elma Stuart, who gave it to George Eliot in 1878, may have carved it. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.
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This jug is made from Staffordshire pottery and is thought to have belonged to Mr. ...
These gloves, made from cream kid leather, belonged to the author George Eliot. George ...
This writing desk was the personal property of the author George Eliot. George ...
This oval wooden tray belonged to George Eliot and was used to carry a supper service ...
This bust in Parian ware depicts George Eliot, and is inscribed E-L-I-O-T at its ...
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Source: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
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