ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən ɪɾ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ doʊnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ɡˈɜːtɹuːd dʒˈɛkɪl, ðə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɡˈɑːɹdən dɪzˈaɪnɚ, ʌv hɜːɹ ɛntˈaɪɚ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tuː "ˈoʊld sˈʌɹi".
In 1907 it accepted a donation from Gertrude Jekyll, the celebrated garden designer, of her entire collection of objects relating to "Old Surrey".