Printed season ticket of admission to the International Exhibition of 1862, issued to Viscount Southwell [Thomas Arthur Joseph Southwell], accompanied by correspondence relating to the donation of the ticket in 1931
The season ticket reads 'Season ticket. No 2049. International Exhibition, 1862, and admission to the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. Not transferable.' The ticket is signed 'Southwell'. Text on the reverse of the ticket reads 'Rules. Season tickets must be signed before presentation. The owners must produce them, and must write their names in a book at the door each time they enter the building or gardens. Season tickets, if presented by any other persons than the registered owners will be forfeited and the names of the offenders will be published. If lost, they will not be replaced'. The ticket has an embossed stamp
The ticket is accompanied by two letters between Viscount Southwell [Arthur Robert Pyers Southwell] and the secretary of the RHS [Frank Durham] relating to the donation of the ticket
Physical description: Printed on card. Dimensions: 4.7 (h) x 8.7 (w) cm