Date:1819 - 1849 (c.)
Description:This dressing table mirror belonged to the author George Eliot and it is thought to have been carved by her father, Mr. Robert Evans, from an Arbury oak. He was the Land Agent for the Arbury Estate. 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 pair of dogs are china representations of King Charles Spaniels. It is possible ...
This panel would have been used as a support for when writing on one's knee, and ...
This bust in Parian ware depicts George Eliot, and is inscribed E-L-I-O-T at its ...
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This dressing table mirror belonged to the author George Eliot and it is thought to have been carved ...
Robert Evans, Mary Ann's father, taken from the miniature by Carlisle painted in 1842. Note: George ...
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Source: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
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