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For further information contact: Treasures from Lennoxlove Susanne Martin, General Manager Lennoxlove House Ltd, Lennoxlove Estate Office Haddington, East Lothian EH41 4NZ Home of the Duke of Hamilton Tel +44 (0) 1620 823720 Fax +44 (0) 1620 825112 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lennoxlove.com 1st to 18th August 2006 lennox-cover 14/7/06 11:52 am Page 3

Treasures from Lennoxlove 1st to 18th August 2006

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Venue No. 73 A programme for research and cultural learning environments Lyon & Turnbull 33 Broughton Place Hamilton Palace was demolished during the 1920s, after its vast and exceptional collections had been Edinburgh dispersed in a series of sales from the 1880s onwards. EH1 3RR Formally launched at a reception in the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 3rd December 2003 by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, The Virtual Telephone: 0131 557 8844 Hamilton Palace Trust has been formed to recreate the Palace in a virtual world on the Net and to reassemble as far as possible its unique collection of paintings, furniture and objets d’art which have been dispersed to become the treasures of museums around the world. The Trust will aim to set these in Exhibition Opening Times their historical and cultural contexts through a series of research projects and the publication of related archive materials. Monday to Saturday 11am – 5pm As a first step, the Trust, in co-operation with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN) and others, and supported by the New Opportunities Fund, has undertaken the creation of a pilot website (www.rcahms.gov.uk/) to demonstrate the scope and potential for the longer term project. The site represents a formidable body of work, including newly published research, amounting to some 190 pages with over 450 images and several thousand words of text as well as special innovatory IT features.

Lennoxlove is pleased to acknowledge the The Trust is currently involved with the National Archives of Scotland in a project to publish on the Net the historical inventories from the 17th to 20th continuing support of Duck’s at Le Marche Noir as centuries of the contents of the Palace as the basis of electronic research into the dispersed collections. The long term aim is to make the inventories exclusive caterers. available in database format with links to locations, images, sale catalogues and other related archive material. As well as images of the inventories Contact details: themselves, there will be transcripts in both contemporary and modern versions. It will also be possible for the database to be added to by scholars and Lyon and Turnbull, Scotland’s oldest established auction room are now the fastest art historians, becoming an international collaborative venture. growing auction business in the UK. We are delighted to be sponsoring ‘Treasures Duck’s at Le Marche Noir from Lennoxlove’ and welcome the rare opportunity to help present the contents of 14 Eyre Place one of Scotland’s most eminent country houses to a wider audience during the Edinburgh Edinburgh Festival. EH3 5EP Further information is available at: www.vhpt.org

The organisers of the exhibition would like to thank John Sibbald for curating the T: 0131 558 1608 exhibition and compiling the catalogue and Eddie Hams for catalogue design and F: 0131 556 0798 layout. The kind assistance of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network E: [email protected] (SCRAN) is also gratefully acknowledged. www.ducks.co.uk The Trust has charitable status and is a company limited by guarantee. Registered No. SC253452 Charity No. SC034592. Its registered office is: per Biggart Baillie, 7 Castle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3AP Lennoxlove-pages 14/7/06 10:05 am Page 1

Welcome to the ‘Treasures from Lennoxlove’ Exhibition.

I am grateful to Lyon & Turnbull for allowing us to display part of our collection during the important refurbishment project of Lennoxlove.

I hope you enjoy the Exhibition and look forward to welcoming you to Lennoxlove itself when we re-open in July 2007. Lennoxlove-pages 14/7/06 10:05 am Page 2

History of Lennoxlove

Lennoxlove, set among East Lothian woodlands a mile south of Haddington, is a house with a threefold interest - its historic architecture, the association of its owners with the Royal Stewarts, and its furniture and portraits. The origins of the house go back to the 1300’s. In those days it consisted of a square keep with walls up to eleven feet thick in places. It was called Lethington Tower and belonged to the Maitland family whose coat of arms is still above the front door. Prominent members of the family included John Maitland (1545-1595), Chancellor of

Scotland in the reign of James VI (1567-1625) and the first Lord Thirlestane whose descendants became the Earls and later Dukes of Lauderdale. Lord Chancellor Maitland added a new wing and subsequent improvements were made by his grandson John, the 1st Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682) including the installation of sash windows and extensive internal refurbishings. Records show that his kitchens had the most modern equipment available, ranging from mincing knives to fishpans. Lennoxlove-pages 14/7/06 10:05 am Page 3

On his death in 1682, Lethington passed to the Duke’s stepson, Lord Huntingtower who, owning other properties, decide to sell it. It was purchased by the trustees of Frances Theresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, “La Belle Stewart”(1647-1702). [See exhibit no. 1.] She had left fifty thousand pounds for the purchase of a house for her nephew Alexander, Lord Blantyre, on condition that it be called “Lennox love to Blantyre.” This fanciful name, in time, was shortened to “Lennoxlove.” It remained in the ownership of the Blantyre family for almost two centuries. Successive owners raised large families, improved the estate, sometimes sat in parliament and often pursued distinguished military careers. When the 12th Lord Blantyre died in 1900, he left no male heir and the property passed to his second daughter Ellen and her husband, Sir David Baird of Newbyth. It was their son, Major William Baird, who, in 1912, commissioned the famous Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer to refurbish the House. Extensive restoration was undertaken to various parts of the House, including the Entrance Hall and the Oak Room. to bring colour and warmth to rooms in a land where autumn and winter seasons are prolonged. The 14th Duke and Duchess of Hamilton acquired the house in 1946 and later undertook an extensive programme of redecoration with the Today, the House is open to the public and provides an attractive help of the noted interior decorator John Fowler. Fowler’s venue for corporate entertainment, conferences, weddings, musical achievement was to conceive a scheme of decoration as a background events and other functions. For further information and illustrations of to one of Scotland’s most important collection of family portraits and Lennoxlove go to: www.lennoxlove.com Lennoxlove-pages 14/7/06 10:05 am Page 4

10. The Duchess of Lennox Cabinet

This magnificent cabinet was probably produced in Antwerp in the late 17th century. Veneered in tortoiseshell and ebony it is housed in the Stewart Room which was created in the 1980s, as part of a refurbishment of the house, to display furniture and portraits directly related to the family’s Stewart connections.

Like the worktable in the Petit Point Room at Lennoxlove, this is thought to have been a gift from Charles II to Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond (1647-1702). Frances was born in France where her father was a physician in the household of the exiled Queen Henrietta Maria. Sent to England in 1683 by Henrietta Maria, she was appointed maid of honour to Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II. Pepys describes her at the time as the greatest beauty he had ever seen. She was the model for Britannia on the early copper coins. Her portrait is the first item in this exhibition.

Charles II, who is said to have first seen la belle Stewart in the apartments of his mistress Lady Castlemaine, quickly became enamoured of her; but for some time she resisted the King’s importunities, though her behaviour was far from modest and she had no aversion to scandal. She had numerous suitors, including the Duke of Buckingham and Francis Digby, son of the Earl of Bristol, whose unrequited love for her was celebrated by Dryden. Despite her marriage to the Duke of Lennox [exhibit no. 94] and the disfigurement of her beauty by small-pox in 1669, she retained her hold on the king’s affections. Her marriage to the Duke of Lennox was childless and she left £50,000 to her nephew Lord Blantyre on condition that the house bought with the legacy was to be called “Lennox love to Blantyre” which, in time, was shortened to “Lennoxlove.”

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1. Portrait of Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox 7 & 8. 18th century foldover tables. and Richmond (1647-1702). 9. Portrait of Anne, Duchess of Hamilton (1632-1716) By Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680). ‘The good Duchess Anne.’ 2. 19th century mahogany chest. By Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). 3. Pair of early George III mahogany half moon 10. The Lennox Cabinet . tables. 11. Portrait of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk and 4 & 5. Designs for Hamilton Palace. 3rd Duke of Hamilton (1634-1694). By Charles Percier (1764-1830) & Pierre Fontaine By Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). (1762-1853), the founders of the French Empire 12. Pair of gilt stools. style. From the Blue Room. 6. Proposed elevation of Hamilton Palace and 13. Duchess Susan’s piano. Mausoleum. By S. Goodrich (fl. 1840).

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13. Duchess Susan’s piano By Pleyel, c. 1820

The piano was given by William Beckford of Fonthill (1760-1844) to his second daughter, Susan Euphemia, in 1828. Beckford himself is said, at the age of five, to have had piano lessons from the nine year old Mozart, when visiting England. Susan’s musical interests were well known. Probably during a visit to Italy in 1821, she was made an honorary member of the Philharmonic Academy. The Lennoxlove Archives still include the Latin diploma she received, the programme, in Italian, for a concert she presumably attended and a document with a paper seal entitled ‘C U C Curiante micenio Custode Generale d’Arcadia, all Melita ed Erudita Signora Susanna Eufemia, duchessa D’Hamilton e Brandon, Acclamazione.’ In about 1835 Willis Maddox painted her sitting at a piano [exhibit 85]. Susan Beckford had married the future 10th Duke of Hamilton [exhibit 82] in 1810, who succeeded to the dukedom in 1819. The Pleyel piano would certainly have been in the Duchess’s apartments at Hamilton Palace, where many notable musicians, including Frederic Chopin, were guests and no doubt performed on it. It is also reputed to play of its own accord in the dead of night.

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14. Pair of gilt Louis XVI armchairs. 22. Mid 19th century fire-screen. 29. Gilt mounted oval supper table. By Courtois from the Blue Room. In the style of Louis XVI. From the Yellow Room. 15. Inlaid George III half-moon table. 23. Portrait of Diana of France, daughter of King 30. A 20th century Canton punch bowl, From the Yellow Room. Henry III of France. decorated in polychrome with cockerels. French school. 16. Girl blowing bubbles. 31. George III satinwood Pembroke table. Attributed to François Boucher (1707-1770). 24. Pair of gilt Louis XVI armchairs. From the Blue Room. By Coutois from the Blue Room. 17. The Children of the 6th Duke. 32. Satinwood Pembroke games table, the central By Catherine Read (1723-1778), in pastel. 25. Portrait of Lady Anne Spenser (?-1771). panel reversing to form a cribbage board and By William Hoare (1706-1782), in pastel. enclosing a backgammon well. 18. Girl with dead bird. From the Blue Room. Attributed to François Boucher (1707-1770). 26. Late 17th century Dutch marquetry table. From the Yellow Room. 19. Pair of satinwood tables. From the Yellow Room. 27. Portrait of Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton (1740-1819). 20. Portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess de By Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770). Gramont (?-1708). By Mary Beale, follower of Sir Peter Lely 28. Portrait of James, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1632-1697). (1703-1743). By Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757), in pastel. 21. Pair of gilt Louis XVI side chairs. By Courtois from the Blue Room.

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View of the Blue Room

Decorated with one of John Fowler’s favourite Mauny papers, the room looks out across the formal gardens at the side of the house. The room contains fine furniture from Hamilton Palace, including the Louis XVI chairs [exhibit no 21], the fine mahogany and ormolu mounted cylinder bureau [exhibit no 101] and Duchess Susan’s piano [exhibit no 13]. Over the fireplace is Garrard’s romanticised portrayal of the ride of the 8th Duke from Edinburgh to Hamilton [exhibit no 48]. Other portraits in the room are by Henry Raeburn, David Allan, Winterhalter, Aikman, Dupra and Sir David Macnee.

33. Two William & Mary walnut chairs, in the style of Daniel Marot (1651-1752). 34. Portrait of Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673-1754). By Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). 35. William & Mary walnut secretaire. 36. Blue and white vase (modern). 37. Portrait of Lord Charles Hamilton (1663-1739). By Sir Godfey Kneller (1646-1723). 38. Portrait of Lady Susan Hamilton (16?-1737). Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1732). 39. William & Mary seaweed marquetry chest of drawers. 40. Lady Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Panmure (d. 1731). By Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). 41. Spanish walnut table.

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48. Portrait of Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756-1799) By George Garrard (1760-1826)

The Duke is seen here riding past the Nor’ Loch in Edinburgh, with the Castle in the background, having made a bet that he could ride from Edinburgh to Hamilton in three hours. He won it, the actual time being two hours and twenty five minutes. The depiction of the Nor’ Loch and the Castle suggest that the artist, George Garrard, composed the background to his painting from his imagination. Garrard was the pupil of Sawrey Gilpin, a consummate painter of horses, who clearly passed on some of his particular skill to Garrard, judging by the spirited depiction of the Duke’s mount. The portrait is hung over the fireplace in the Blue Room.

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42. Portrait of a lady as the Goddess Flora. 47. Roman marble cinerarium, for the ashes of the 52. Mid 19th century pair torcheres. By William Delacour (fl. 18th century.) cremated dead, carved with mythological beasts 53. Red, gold and ermine (with four stripes and figures. 43. Pair George III gilt side tables, signifying a Duke) parliamentary robes, with grey fossil marble top. 48. Portrait of Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton worn by the 14th Duke of Hamilton. (1756-1799), riding on the shore. 44. 18th century (possibly Scottish) pair of gilt Coronation robes of Duchess Nina By George Garrard (1760-1826). wood mirrors, (wife of the 13th Duke). with ducal coronet and Hamilton crest. 49. Portrait of a lady as Diana. A strong animal rights activist, she refused to By William Delacour (fl. 18th century). wear real ermine so that the robes were made 45. Pair bronze cherub lamps. with false fur. 50. Pair Regency gilt wood bergère armchairs. 46. Late George III marble and gilt table. 51. George III gilt wood stool.

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75. View of the Park at Hamilton Palace By Thomas Fairbairn (1820-1884)

The Hamilton High Parks lie to the south of Hamilton on either side of the Avon Gorge. The landscaping of the Palace grounds was begun by Duchess Anne and completed by the 10th Duke along with the surrounding wall and the rebuilding of the Palace. The old Cadzow oaks which feature in this work, painted in 1858, lie generally to the west of the Avon Gorge and of Cadzow Castle and Châtelherault, this last built as a hunting lodge by the 5th Duke of Hamilton to a design of William Adam. The Cadzow herd of white cattle, moved from the High Parks in 1979 and are now kept at Lennoxlove. They are the only such herd in Scotland and are thought to be descended from the sacrificial cattle of the Druids. There is a legend that Robert Bruce was nearly killed by a bull when he was hunting at Cadzow. One of his followers held it at bay until help came, an act for which he gained a handsome reward and the name of Turnbull.

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54. Oak kist. 58. Portrait traditionally identified as Lady Anne 61. Blue and white vase. Spencer, Countess of Arran, but possibly Lady 55. Portrait of John, 4th Earl of Strathmore 62. Portrait of Lord George Hamilton, Earl of Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Panmure, (1663-1712). Orkney. (1666-1737). daughter of the 3rd Duke. Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). By Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). School of Kneller (1646-1723). 56. Charles II walnut chest. 59. Two William & Mary walnut chairs, 57. Portrait of a Lady in the style of Daniel Marot (1651-1752). (Lady Anne Spencer: 1666-1690). 60. Walnut secretaire. School of Kneller (1646-1723). From the Petit Point Room.

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82. Portrait of Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852) By Sir Daniel McNee (1806-1882)

As a young man Alexander spent several years on the Continent, studying the arts. In 1801 he returned home. Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire and Colonel of the Militia in 1802, he was elected member of parliament for Lancaster in 1803 and appointed a member of the Privy Council. Called to the House of Lords in 1806 as Baron Dutton, he was appointed by Fox as Ambassador to Russia, but was recalled in 1807 on a change of government. After travelling in Russia and Poland he returned to Scotland in 1808. He married the second daughter of the renowned collector William Beckford, Susan Euphemia, in 1810. He had two children, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton (1811-1863) and Susan Hariett Catherine Douglas- Hamilton (d. 1889). Succeeding to the Dukedom in 1819, he greatly enlarged Hamilton Palace. Known as “El Magnifico” he filled the Palace with art treasures and an extensive library. As a descendant of the Regent Arran, Alexander believed himself to be the true heir to the throne of Scotland. He was embalmed and buried with great pomp in the colossal mausoleum in a Ptolemaic stone sarcophagus. Unlike the Palace, which was demolished in the 1920s, the mausoleum still stands at Hamilton.

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Bay Five

63. George III oval fan inlaid table. 69. Pair of oval satinwood tables. 71. Regency period rosewood chaise longue. From the Blue Room. From the Yellow Room. From the Blue Room. 64. Portrait of Admiral Charles Powell Douglas- 70. Set of monochrome (plumbago) miniatures of: 72. Set of monochrome (plumbago) miniatures of: Hamilton (1747-1825). Anne, Duchess of Hamilton (1636), Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673-1754); By James Northcote (1746-1831). after Samuel Cooper (1609-1672); Lord George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk & 3rd Duke (1666-1737); 65. George III sofa. of Hamilton (1635-1694), Lord Basil Hamilton (1671-1701); From the Yellow Room. after Samuel Cooper; Lord John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen and 66. Landscape with a view of Hamilton Palace. James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, later 4th Duke of 3rd of Selkirk (1663-1744); Attributed to Jacob More (1740-1793). Hamilton (1659-1712); Lord Charles Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Selkirk 67. George III rectangular fan inlaid table. Lady Catherine Hamilton, Duchess of Atholl (1663-1739), From the Blue Room. (1662-1707); by David Paton (fl. 17th century). John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (1659-1724), 73. Pair of pierced splat dining chairs. 68. Portrait of Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton by David Paton (fl. 17th century). (1740-1829). 74. Portrait of William, 11th Duke of Hamilton By Richard Cosway (1742-1821). (1811-1863), as a child. By Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). 75. George III mahogany serving table. 76. Regency penwork tea caddy. 77. Mahogany jardiniere. 78. View of the Park at Hamilton Palace (1858), the Cadzow herd of White Cattle in the foreground. By Thomas Fairbairn. (1820-1884). 79. Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756-1799). By Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). 80. Italian oval walnut table. 81. Blue and white bowl.

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88. Goanese tester bed (The Black Bed)

Made from carved ebony, this four poster bed is set with ivory and tortoiseshell, the tester (canopy) is elaborately panelled on the inside. The headboard is decorated with mother of pearl. Ebony furniture with its suggestion of Tudor provenance became very fashionable from the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century as part of the Gothic Revival. Horace Walpole was an avid collector of such furniture, and Sir Walter Scott had an example at Abbotsford. It became the first kind of English furniture to be collected. Similar beds are at Boughton House and Charlecote Park and one very similar to the Lennoxlove bed was until recently at Warwick Castle. Often described as Indo-Portuguese, the style originated from Dutch controlled Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Indonesia, but under Dutch patronage, and so should more properly be described as ‘Indo-Dutch.’ The bed was assembled from various existing pieces and panels by John Stuart, for the prominent London upholsterer and cabinet maker John Webb around 1826. The bed at Charlecote Park was originally at Fonthill. It may well have been that the 10th Duke of Hamilton, who married Susan Beckford, the daughter of William Beckford of Fonthill, admired the bed and commissioned one in a similar style.

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Bay Six

82. Portrait of Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton. (1767-1852). By Sir Daniel McNee (1806-1882). 83. Pair of Regency japanned armchairs. 84. Queen Anne black-japanned writing cabinet. 85. Portrait of Susan Beckford, Duchess of Hamilton. (?-1859). By Willis Maddox (1813-1853). 86. Portrait of a Girl holding a miniature, in pastel. By Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757). 87. Regency brass-inlaid mahogany cheval looking glass. 88. Goanese tester bed (The Black Bed). 89. Portrait of James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1589-1625). By Daniel Mytens (1590-1656). 90. Mahogany chest.

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106. The death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire in 1587. It is supposed that the Mask was created there. She was buried in Peterborough Cathedral before being finally interred in Westminster Abbey by her son James VI and I, who also ordered the destruction of Fotheringhay Castle. It is not known which member of the Hamilton family obtained the Mask or when, but it is known to have been in the family’s possession for at least two hundred and fifty years The Hamilton family were closely connected with the tragic Queen. James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ruled Scotland as Regent during the Queen’s childhood. His sons were both candidates for her hand in marriage.

107. Sapphire ring of Mary, Queen of Scots

The ring has a fine, table-cut sapphire set on a gold hoop. The inscription on the back of the bezel reads, in 17th-century writing, ‘Sent by Queen Mary of Scotland at her death’ and on the hoop are the words, ‘to John, Mar(quis) Hamilton’. The 1st Marquis of Hamilton had been one of Mary’s staunchest supporters and in 1567 there had even been talk that she would divorce James, 4th Earl of Bothwell and marry him instead. He went into exile after her defeat at Langside in 1568, but in 1585 James VI welcomed him back, praising his fidelity. When Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton died in 1716, a list of the items in the black cabinet in her bedchamber in Hamilton Palace included ‘a fine sapphire ring left by Queen Mary to the family’ and it was probably the duchess who had the inscription engraved on the ring.

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Platform

91. Portrait of Lady Mary Feilding, Marchioness of 96. George II mahogany master’s chair. Hamilton (1612-1638). 97. Mid 18th century writing table of serpentine From the studios of Sir Anthony Van Dyck form, veneered in kingwood and tulipwood, (1599-1641). possibly Italian. 92. Mahogany chest. 98. George II mahogany foot stool. 93. Portrait of a young nobleman with a bull mastiff, 99. A blue leather briefcase, lettered “His Excellency with the Medici arms on the dog’s collar. the Most Noble Marquis of Douglas and Spanish School, 17th century. Clydesdale”. 94. Portrait of Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox 100. The Duke of Lennox’s Garter Robe, as worn by and 3rd Duke of Richmond (1639-1672). him in the portrait by Sir Peter Lely [exhibit no. 94]. By Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680). Knight of the Thistle Robe, belonging to Nigel, 95. Mahogany chest. Earl of Selkirk (1906-1994); it almost certainly belonged previously to the 14th Duke.

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108. French silver casket said to have contained the Casket Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

This is the casket said to have contained the letters and tokens sent between Queen Mary and the Earl of Bothwell, which incriminated the Queen in the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley. They were ‘found’ by the Regent Morton, and the originals disappeared in 1584. Historians now generally believe the letters to have been forgeries, but it is still uncertain who exactly was behind them. It was acquired by Anne, Duchess of Hamilton in 1674. The French silver casket was made in the 15th century and was given to Mary by her first husband, François II, King of France. It is about 10 inches long, 6 inches wide and 4 inches high. The lid is curved and decorated with a pattern of vine stems and leaves separated by lines of silver gilt with small stylised flowers. The sides are intricately decorated with shallowly incised birds. At each end are small handles. Along with the mace of St. Salvator’s College of the University of St Andrews, the casket is one of the two principal pieces of French 15th century silver in Britain and one of only a small number of pieces of French secular silver from the Middle Ages which have escaped being melted down.

111. Boccherini transcript

Unique transcript of eleven cello sonatas by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), whose reputation rivalled that of Haydn, if his nick-name ‘the wife of Haydn’ may be accepted as a measure of contemporary fame. This volume is from the collection of musical scores belonging to Susan Beckford, wife of the 10th Duke of Hamilton. Five of the sonatas exist only in this collection, and so were presumably never played for about a hundred and fifty years until they were revived at a concert at the Wigmore Hall in London in 1964, organised by the present Duke’s father and mother. They have not been performed since, except for the Sonata in C minor which was played as part of the launch of the Virtual Hamilton Palace Trust at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in December 2003.

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Main Floor

101. Louis XVI mahogany and ormolu cylinder 108. French silver casket, said to have contained the 110. Garter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter bureau, stamped F. Schey. Casket Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots. which probably belonged to the 10th Duke of From the Blue Room. Hamilton. The Motto “Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense” 109. Armorial china. translated is “Evil be to him who evil thinks”. 102. William IV mahogany four pedestal dining table. Lennoxlove has examples of some twenty services forming a reference catalogue of many periods of 111. Boccherini transcript. 103. Feraghan carpet. porcelain. They range from 18th century Chinese 104. Late George III gilt wood side table, with white export ware to pieces from Stoke on Trent in the and gray marble top. 19th century. The authority on armorial porcelain 105. Marble animal group. David S. Howard has commented “Few other By Joseph Gott (1786-1860). families could possibly assemble such a range - indeed would never have ordered such a variety - 106. The Death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots. of porcelain for everyday and official occasions, all 107. Sapphire ring of Mary, Queen of Scots. of which can be shown incontrovertibly to have been ordered by the family because of the armorials.”

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James, 2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of Châtelherault (d. 1575)

James, 3rd Earl of Arran John, 1st Marquis of Hamilton (c. 1537-1609) (c. 1540-1604)

Line James, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton (1589-1625) of the

Dukes of James, 3rd Marquis and 1st Duke of William, 2nd Duke of Hamilton Hamilton (1606-1649) (1616-1651) Hamilton

married Lady Mary Feilding (1613-1638)

Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton in her own right (1632-1716)

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James, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658-1712)

James, 5th Duke of Hamilton Lord Anne Douglas-Hamilton (1702-1743) (1709-1748)

Admiral Charles Douglas-Hamilton (1747-1825)

Augustus Douglas-Hamilton (1781-1849) James, 6th Duke of Hamilton Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton (1724-1758) (1740-1819) Captain Charles Douglas-Hamilton (1808-1873)

Alfred, 13th Duke of Hamilton married Elizabeth Gunning (1862-1940) (1733-1790) Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852)

Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton married Susan Beckford James, 7th Duke of Douglas , 8th Duke of (1903-1973) Hamilton (1723-1778) Hamilton (1756-1799) (d. 1859)

William, 11th Duke of Hamilton Angus, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1811-1863) (the present Duke, b. 1938)

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Special Events at Lennoxlove

Lennoxlove House offers an array of impressive rooms, each with its own ambience created by their individual furnishings. Banquets can be held in the spectacular barrel-vaulted Great Hall, or our luxury clearspan marquee which can cater for up to 200 guests. In addition meeting rooms and dining facilities offer the perfect location for weddings, corporate strategy days, champagne receptions or the private dining experience for that special occasion. The 460 acres of parkland lend themselves to a varied selection of events, highland games, off-road driving, clay pigeon shooting and team building events. The current extensive refurbishment project includes the upgrading of the second and upper floor apartments providing guests the opportunity to experience the luxury of one of the 11 bedroom suites whilst attending an event in the house. The house is let on an exclusive basis with the emphasis on tailoring the event to meet the particular requirements of our client and providing service of the highest calibre.

For further information contact: Susanne Martin, General Manager Lennoxlove House Ltd Lennoxlove Estate Office Haddington East Lothian EH41 4NZ Tel +44 (0)1620 823720 Fax +44 (0)1620 825112 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lennoxlove.com lennox-cover 14/7/06 11:52 am Page 3

Treasures from Lennoxlove 1st to 18th August 2006

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