14. | Countess St. Germans, Harriet Pole-Carew (4.Reginald2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 09 Feb 1790 in Charles Street, Berkeley Sqaure; died on 05 Mar 1877 in Pisa, Italy; was buried in Eliot Family Plot, St. Germans, Cornwall. Other Events:
- Residence: 1831
- Residence: Between 01 Oct 1831 and 1836
Notes:
--- "Morning Chronicle" 23 Oct 1819, page 3:
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans arrived on Wednesday at their seat, Port Eliot, Cornwall, from Lord and Lady Somers' seat, Eastnor Castle, Gloucestershire.
--- "Morning Post" 16 Jun 1820, page 2:
[Describing her dress at the King's Birthday Drawing Room]
Countess St. Germans
Wore a very elegant embroidered dress of net and pearl beads over white ssatin, and trimmed with beautiful point lace. Head-dress, feathers and diamonds.
--- "Morning Post" 26 May 1821, page 3:
THE COUNTESS OF ST. GERMANS' BALL
This elegant Lady gave a splendid ball and supper of Thursday evening.
The spacious suite of apartments on the drawing-room floor were most brilliantly illuminated. The new-built room facing Charles-street was very tastefully fitted up for dancing; the floor was beautifully chalked, representing flowers, figures, and various devices, with a rich border. This apartment was lighted with gas; in each window was grand transparency, which by the reflection of the light, presented a beautiful coup d'oeil. The supper, which consisted of every delicacy, was announced about one o'clock. The dessert and wines were of the richest qualities. Dancing was resumed soon after two, and continued till past five o'clock yesterday morning. There were at one time nearly 600 distinguished fashionables present; to enumerate them would be to name all the leading and distinguished personages in town.
--- "Morning Post' 27 Jul 1821, page 2:
Yesterday his Majesty held a Drawing Room at his Palace at Pimlico, chiefly for the purpose of affording an opportunity to the distinguished foreign and native female Nobility and Gentry, of presenting their congratulations on the subject of his late Coronation.
. . . [Describing the dresses worn.]
Countess St. Germans
A silver lame dress, over white satin; train of pink, ornamented with silver to correspond. Head-dress, feathers and diamonds.
--- "Morning Post" 30 Jan 1836, page 4
On the 25th of January, at the Countess of St. Germain's, 22, Park-crescent, the Lady of Joseph Yorke, Esq., of Southampton, of a son.
--- "Edinburgh Evening News" Friday, 09 Mar 1877, page 4:
DEATH OF A DOWAGER COUNTESS.--- Harriet, Dowager Countess of St. Germans, died, in her 87th year, at her residence at Pisa on Sunday. Her ladyship was the daughter of the Right Hon. Reginald Ple Carew, and she married in 1819 the first Earl of St. Germans, who died in 1823.
--- "A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds" by Algernon Graves, page 672:
[In notes about "Hope Nursing Love".] In Port Eliot catalogue, No. 89, is the following description: "This beautiful picture was given to Edward, 3rd Earl of St. Germans, by Harriot, widow of John, 1st Earl, to be kept at Port Eliot as a memorial of her affection for a place at which she lived in great happiness from the time of her marriage to that of her husband's death."
Harriet married 1st Earl St. Germans, John Eliot on 19 Aug 1819 in Antony, Cornwall. John (son of 1st Baron Eliot, Edward Craggs Eliot and Catherine Elliston) was born on 28 Sep 1761 in Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall; was christened on 06 Oct 1761 in St. German's Church, St. Germans, Cornwall,; died on 17 Nov 1823 in Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall; was buried on 27 Nov 1823 in Eliot Family Plot, St. Germans, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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