Ferrers Shirley 1696-1712
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Ferrers SHIRLEY 1696-1712
Biographical Note
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire; second son of Robert Shirley (1673-99).
Characteristic Markings
An engraved armorial bookplate was made for him (not earlier than 1711, the year in which his grandfather was created Earl Ferrers, to which the plate refers).
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903. 26802.