Tuesday, June the 7th, 2011

back to: title, date or indexes

hear this 

(Two Broken)

Canon Freddy Hood (Principal of Pusey House)—cream jug.

Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg)—set of Pyrex dishes.

Naomi Mitchison—Highland rug.

Ian and Mary Mikardo—breakfast coffee set.

Chips Channon—edition of Shelley.

J B S Haldane—kitten.

Elwyn Jones—model donkey.

Tony Benn—silver card case.

Graham Sutherland—drawing (by G Sutherland).

Ronald Searle—drawing (by R Searle).

Evelyn Waugh—copy of Helena (by E Waugh).

Nancy Mitford—copy of The Blessing (by N Mitford).

Seretse and Ruth Khama—fish knives.

Ted and Barbara Castle—face towels.

Jim and Audrey Callaghan—four ashtrays (two broken).

Some of the gifts given to Tom Driberg and Ena Binfield at their wedding in 1951, as listed by Francis Wheen in Tom Driberg : His Life And Indiscretions (1990).