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Charcoal portrait after a painting of Lady Diana Spencer by Sir Joshua Reynolds. She married Frederick 2nd Vsct. Bolingbroke in 1757 and later gained a reputation as a society artist.

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Recipe - Lady Lawley Ointment, 19th - early 20th Century

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The handwritten recipe is for the extraction of 'thorns or (to) cure any sort of gathering such as a "bad leg".

The remedy is one of several which were preserved by the 6th Viscount Bolingbroke amongst his family papers and memorabilia.

Year:: 1850-1920

Type:: Manuscript

Location:: Lydiard House

Owner:: Swindon Borough Council

Reference:: LYD

Copyright:: Lydiard House

Last updated on:: Wednesday 13th July 2022

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