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Call Number:
MSS 28
Creator:
Fenton, Ellen, b. circa 1813
Title(s):
Diary Fragment
Date:
1854-1862
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Diaries
Part of Collection:
Vol. 10(a)
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
A loose page from a diary, most likely from Volume 9 (1862) or later. A watercolor drawing of “our last ball” shows Dall dancing in the officer’s quadrille.
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm.
Genre:
Diaries, Views, Watercolors (paintings), Travel sketches, and Sketchbooks
Subject Terms:
Anti-Catholicism
Balls (Parties)
British
Chron
Clothing and dress
Crimean War, 1853-1856
Description and travel
Foreign relations
Women travelers
Subject Period:
1854-1862
Associated Places:
Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)
France
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Fenton, Ellen, b. circa 1813
Finding Aid Title:
Ellen Fenton Diaries of Travels to Boulogne-sur-Mer
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2578
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2578?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1