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Fly fishing kit from the Peter Shepheard collection in a brown leather wallet. Incl. a licence to fish for trout for use by P. F. Shepheard'
This fly fishing kit is part of a selection of items donated to the Museum by the Landscape Institute. This item comes from one of four boxes, donated on behalf of the Landscape Institute. This box contained a medal, a glass coaster, an Institute of Landscape Architects stamp, and a fly fishing kit. This fly fishing kit from the Peter Shepheard collection (AR SHE) is contained in a brown leather wallet, held by a metal popper clasp. The kit contains seven gut cast lines, held in individual tissue wallets. The kit also contains a yellow wooden pencil, inscribed with 'Charles Letts & Co London', several pieces of yellow felt. In a back portion of the wallet is a further eight tissue and paper packets containing fly hooks and lines. Held in this rear section of the wallet is a red paper monthly licence to fish for trout signed for use by P. F. Shepheard'

1 Fly fishing kit; Metal, paper, felt, leather: Good condition.

Email, N. Fulford to Ollie Douglas, 13 August 2014 - 'Hi Ollie, // The three boxes and those items on top include items from: // The Geoffrey Jellicoe collection AR JEL - this includes the large set slide in bubble wrap and a painting of Jellicoe by Michael Tree which I'll add to the collection before I go. // The Michael Brown collection AR BRO (not on Adlib yet) // Hal Moggridge is a past President of the LI and is still working with his practice Colvin & Moggridge. He is also a Friend of the LI archive and recently deposited the Brenda Colvin archive. // The glass coaster with Latin writing has not been identified by anyone yet for its significance/relevance. // Annabel Downs, former Archivist for the LI and a landscape architect herself has checked through all this material and it's her notes on the outside with the boxes - her email address if you'd like to get in touch is [...]. // Sheila Harvey is the former Librarian for the LI and was involved in obtaining some or all of this material. She has not had a look at these items but would be happy to help (I've checked about the coaster) with provenance etc. [...]', Miscellaneous note - 'Blue box // 1: Medal // Believed to be medal for President of the Institute of Landscape Architects // (now LI) // 2: Glass Coaster // 3: Institute of Landscape Architects stamp - Rymans // 4: Fly fishing kit in brown wallet - Peter Shepheard - Ref, AR SHE'

Leather, Metal, Fibre, wool, Paper