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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Miniature Book - "Hymns A&M"

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Printed by: William Clowes & Sons Ltd

c. 1820

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Overview

miniature size hymn book, with silver front cover depicting five angles of a young girl's head with angel wings. 861 printed pages.

Historical information

"Hymns Ancient & Modern for use in the services of the Church. Complete Edition."

Sterling silver cover was made by G&G Ld, Silversmiths.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.96

Item type

Books

Books (Instructional)

Themes

Material

Metal

Paper

Height or length

70 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten message inside cover:
"Henry. November 24th 1912. With love"

Hallmark:
Sterling Silver Birmingham 1908

Contextual information

Hymns Ancient and Modern is a seminal Anglican hymnal first published in 1861, combining traditional and contemporary hymnody to standardize worship in the Church of England.

The sterling silver mounted front cover is embossed with a design of Sir Joshua Reynolds' 1787 painting "Angel's Heads" which is a study of a young girl's head from five different angles, and was a popular motif in the Edwardian period.

Keywords

Prayer Book & Hymns

Church Of England

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

Completeness

100

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