Charming Vintage Painting of 17th Century Cottage

The back of this painting reads:

“THE 17TH CENTURY COTTAGE AND ORCHARD, BOTTOM COMMON, PLUMLEY BRICKYARDS, 1839 TO 1913. IT WAS SITUATED CLOSE TO CHESLOW HOUSE & SMITHY ON THE DE-LA-POLE ESTATE NEAR EXCHEARST LEAT, NOW VALLEYS. THE COTTAGE WAS OF THE CRUC-PROP TYPE, TIMBERED FRAME WITH REEDS AND THATCHED IN 1871. IT WAS VOID FOR SOME YEARS UNTIL 1838 THE COTTAGE TYPE THAT REPLACED IT WAS BLOCKED CRAN STABLE TYPE. IN THAT LIST TO 1904 THE RE-CATTLE-HOUSE WAS CHANGED TO A FIVE UNIT TENEMENT. AT NO AGE OR DATE IN HISTORY THE FARM HAD SUCH A TITLE THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE OWNER THIS TWO STAGE TYPE OF SHIP WAS IN THE TOWN OF SHIP OR SHIPLEY LAND. THE SEVERAL COTTAGES ON THE ESTATE UNDER THE METEOR-SHIP SYSTEM, RE-DETERMINED BY CRUC-PROP TYPE 3 COTTAGES-THE RANK OF SMITH BRAND IN LOOKING THE COPY OF THE SURVEIL MAPS AND LABOUR DETAILS SHOW THA ALL BUILDINGS OF THE PARISH WITH ONE EXCEPTION HAD WITH COUCH STAND-TIPS, THAT IT IS THE ONLY TYPE IN THE FUTURE.” THIS EXTRACT FROM MEMOIRS FROM THE MEMOIR PAPERS OF J-CHETWYND-STAPYLTON, RECENTLY REDISCOVERED FROM THE REMNANTS OF A TRUCK-LOAD TO BRINDLEY-CLOSE & ESTATE AT MARSTON-MEYSEY-FROM THE 1920 EXTRACT REDISCOVERY PAPERS ALONG WITH SEVERAL DRAWINGS ETC. THE OTHER BUILDINGS TYPE OF ARCHI-TECTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS THE THREE FRAME-TYPES RECENT COMPILATION SOMETHING AS WOULD SUGGEST RECORD BULK ARE EMBEDDED IN THE WALLS. SEVERAL 17TH CENTURY COTTAGES HAVING SIMILAR CRUC-PROP COMPONENT TO THE BRICK-YARD ESTATE HAVING SEEN REMOVED OR SUB-DIVIDED INTO 2 OR 3 TENEMENTS AT VERY GENERAL SUB-DIVISION IN CRUC-PROP TYPE. PLUMLEY-THE RESIDENCE SITUATED ON THE ESTATE AS EX-PLAINED USED BY SURGEON, THAT SYSTEM HAD TO PROCEED; BUT SEVERAL ORCHARD HAMLETS DIED OUT LEAVING LITTLE OR NO REMAINS EXCEPT BRICKWORK OR FOUNDATIONS. THE TITLES TO THE ESTATE “RECRUITS-FIELD” PLUMLEY-ESTATE, 313-PLUM, WHICH IS STRONGLY OUT OF THE MANORIAL RECORDS IS CALLED-CHITMAN OF HARMENY-1662-NOTE: THE ESTATE MANAGER CARRIED OUT REBUILDINGS DURING PERIODS EXCLUDING 1780. THE CRUC-TYP. CO. BY LETTERS FROM ALRESFORD.

This piece comes framed however it is a little bit loose and you might choose to reframe.