Mary Dormer 1655-1709

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Mary DORMER, Countess of Carnarvon 1655-1709

Inscription of Mary Dormer. (Private Collection, E. Sparke, Scintilla altaris, London, 1678)
Binding stamp of Mary Dormer (British Armorial Bindings)

Biographical Note

Daughter of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsay. She married, as his second wife, Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon; they had no children.

Books

A number of books survive using one of several 'MC' coronetted binding stamps. She also used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks *42); the extent and disposition of her library are not known.

Bookplate of Mary Dormer (British Museum Franks Collection *42)

Characteristic Markings

Her books are sometimes inscribed with her name "M Carnarvon", and a date of acquisition.

Sources