Gerald Terry Collection: Box 4

Date Item Content
1880s Optical lens Optical lens found among letters
1880s Book Book: Specimen book for plants, containing specimens of New Zealand Plants; ornate paper design around border; hand painted designs in centre of cover
1821 Book ‘Holy Bible’ (small thick volume), black leather cover, gold stripes across spine; inscribed “Hannah Hipkins 1829” and “John Terry” also on inner pages; following page “Edwin Rouse …” continued family tree on next pages
1830 Book Book: ‘Gunter’s Confectioner’s Oracle, containing receipts for desserts’ by W. Gunter, London 1830; published by Alfred Miller, 137 Oxford St
1833 Book Book: ‘History of Parrots’, Author Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart F.R.S.E. and Capt Thomas Brown; Engraver Joseph B. Kidd Esq; Publisher Fraser & Co, Edinburgh, 1833; Handcoloured engravings ‘Edwin’ pencilled on 3rd leaf of front cover; small incomplete sketches on other pages (by Edwin?)
probably 1837 Book Book: A Parting Gift to a Christian Friend, Liverpool 1833; brown leather binding, with simple gold tooling; inscription handwritten opposite title page ‘Hannah Terry Hipkins, Leamington’ (Hannah Hipkins left England Aug 1837, arrived Port Jackson 5 Jan 1838)
1854 Book Wilson’s Sacrament and Sacra Privata, Book; black leather cover, patterned cover; inscribed front cover ‘Evan Edward Rowsell Jnr, Goulburn, NSW, from his father Evan Edward Rowsell, MA, of St John’s College, Cambridge, (Brinkley) June 4 1854’
1859 Book ‘Holy Bible’ black leather cover, faded ribbed spine Inscribed “To Edwin Stephen Rouse from his affectionate Mamma on his leaving home for school, October 1859, Rouse Hill”
1860s Book Books: William Hermes Studies of Trees (in 5 parts) Berlin, William Hermes, 22 King St, London A & S Myers & Co, 144 Leadenhall St, Three books; Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4
1871 Death Notice Glass frame with newspaper death notice and 3 drawings Julia Margaret Weever, Baroness von Lippworth, at the residence of Princess Elizabeth of Schaumberg Lippe Julia Weever (sometimes Weaver) was the sister of Caroline Terry (née Weaver), wife of Samuel Henry Terry
probably 1885 Book Bible Immortelles, A Textbook for Mourners
Small book: navy blue leather cover, gold print and design, yellow edges on page, inscribed “Dear Mrs Buchanan with sincerest sympathy, from A. C. Ranken”
1887 Autograph album ‘My friends’ Autograph Album; 26 Jan 1887 Gift of Mrs Haydon(?), to Nina Rouse on her birthday
1880s Postcard album Postcard album: Royal Album of NSW, series views
1889 Diary Nina Buchanan Rouse’s Diary 1889 (partially filled)