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Mr Cowper Thornhill Master of the Bell Inn at Stilton in Huntingdon-Shire.
Ref:
P/10258
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Physical Attributes
Technique:
Copper plate engraving
Dimensions:
385
x
473
mm
Location
County:
Huntingdonshire
Location:
Stilton
Production
Publisher(s):
Wilkinson, Robert
Published by:
R Wilkinson at No.58 in Cornhill
Date:
1745
Galleries
Sporting:
Horse Riding
Transport:
Horses & Carts
Bibliographic References
Cowper or Cooper Thornhill is credited as the inventor of Stilton cheese and was certainly its first promoter, selling the cheeses from the Bell Inn.
Antique Print - "Mr Cowper Thornhill Master of the Bell Inn at Stilton in Huntingdon-Shire." published 1745 by R Wilkinson at No.58 in Cornhill.