Cottage Interior, Compton Basset

Circa 1849

By Elizabeth Pearson Dalby

This delightful watercolour provides a fascinating glimpse of cottage life in about 1850 and has often been used to illustrate publications on the subject.

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Of particular significance in the collection are the relics of the ancient guilds of Salisbury.