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Lot Essay
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1857) was the eleventh child and fourth daughter of King George III. She married her cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh when both were 40; they had no children. At 81 years, she was the eldest and last surviving of the fifteen children of George III and lived through the reigns of four family members - her father, two of her brothers, and her niece Queen Victoria. She was also the only one of George III's children to be photographed.
One of the handwritten notes suggests that this object was most likely purchased from Charlton Park in Cheltenham and that 'Georgina' possibly lived or had connections with that house. Although as yet there is no definite evidence that a Georgina lived at Charlton Park, however the fact that Princess Mary had connections with Cheltenham via her father George III, who regularly came to take the waters with his family in the late 18th century, and also later with the Duke of Gloucester whom she married in 1819 (the year that they also visited the town to inaugurate the Gold Cup) should not be overlooked.
One of the handwritten notes suggests that this object was most likely purchased from Charlton Park in Cheltenham and that 'Georgina' possibly lived or had connections with that house. Although as yet there is no definite evidence that a Georgina lived at Charlton Park, however the fact that Princess Mary had connections with Cheltenham via her father George III, who regularly came to take the waters with his family in the late 18th century, and also later with the Duke of Gloucester whom she married in 1819 (the year that they also visited the town to inaugurate the Gold Cup) should not be overlooked.