Letter to Mrs John Cash, p.1 and 4
Eliot thanks Mary for a copy of her book entitled "The Credentials of Conscience" and expresses her affection for Mary although they've not seen each other for a while.
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The Priory,
21 ...
Letter to Mrs John Cash, p.1 and 4
Mary Ann is now living with George Henry Lewes and signs this letter M.E.Lewes. She met Lewes first in 1851 but didn't start her affair with him until 1853. They lived together from 1855 until his death ...
Letter to Oscar Browning, envelope front.
Transcript:
Mrs Trollope
Villa Trollope
Florence
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.
Letter to Oscar Browning, p.1
Eliot writes to Oscar for some photographs of Sicily. She mentions Thornton Lewes' illness, he died three months later of cancer.
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The Priory,
21, North Bank,
Regents Park
July 22. ...
Mantilla
This black lace mantilla - worn over the head and round the shoulders - belonged to the local author George Eliot. She can be seen wearing it in a chalk portrait drawn in 1865 by Sir Frederick Burton ...
Mary Ann's Coventry home
Illustration of Bird Grove, Foleshill, Coventry taken from 'Impressions of Theophrastus Such'. From 1841 to 1849, this was the home of Mary Ann and her father.
The drawing dates to around 1843, but ...
Mirror
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 ...
Mrs Bray
Mrs Bray from a daguerrotype. Cara Bray (nee Hennell) was one of Mary Ann's free-thinking friends.
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton ...
Musical Box - closed
This is a decorated musical snuffbox that plays the melody Vers Les Monts Rigmiet Prlate. It originally belonged to Mr. Johnson, a friend of the author George Eliot. He was her inspiration for the character ...
Oval Wooden Tray
This oval wooden tray belonged to George Eliot and was used to carry a supper service set. They were given together as a wedding gift to George Eliot and John Cross, who married in 1880, shortly before ...
Painting of Dante
This painting of the poet Dante, belonged to the author George Eliot. It was given to her by the artist Sir Frederic Burton (1816-1900) after she allowed him to paint her portrait in 1865. This work is ...
Pendant
This pendant show the image of a gypsy girl painted on ivory and mounted in an oval gold frame. It belonged to George Eliot who may have bought it in Seville, in March 1867.
George Eliot (born Mary ...
Piano - keyboard
This piano belonged to local author George Eliot, who was given it by her partner George Henry Lewes. It was made by John Broadwood and Sons, London.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local ...
Picture of Christ
This framed print belonged to George Eliot and depicts the head of Christ. It may be the work of German artist Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869). George Eliot met him while in Rome, in 1860, and it is possible ...
Portrait of George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes was George Eliot's long term partner. She first met George in 1851, but didn't begin her affair with him until 1853. They lived together from 1855 until his death in November 1878.
Note: ...
Portrait of Robert Evans
Robert Evans, Mary Ann's father, taken from the miniature by Carlisle painted in 1842.
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from ...
Reticule - open
This reticule belonged to George Eliot and consists of a buttonhook, a file, a penknife and a crochet hook, all with mother-of-pearl handles. There is also a thimble, a bodkin and a pair of scissors.
George ...
Sara Hennell
Sara Hennell from a daguerrotype Sara became Mary Ann's friend after meeting at the Bray's house; Rosehill in Coventry.
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the ...