"FIND" ; IN A FARMHOUSE.
An oak cabinet which belonged to Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII., and was discovered lately in an old farmhouse near Ludlow, Shropshire has been purchased and premited by Mr Robert Mond to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The cabinet stands slightly over sft high, and has beautifully carved panel doors." the central one containing an elaborately designed "A." The interstices of the carving still show the vermilion color which once covered the whole exterior. Originally it was made for Prince Arthur, and was used either at Ludlow Castle or T\vikerhall Manor, where the boy Prince brought bis 15-year-old bride, Catherine of Aragon. Five months after this marriage he sickened of the plague while on the way to Ludlow Castle, wheie he'died in April. 1502. Catherine afterwards married his brother, who became Henrv Vill.
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Evening Star, Issue 14932, 19 July 1912, Page 9
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139"FIND"; IN A FARMHOUSE. Evening Star, Issue 14932, 19 July 1912, Page 9
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