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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DETAILED MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY AND VALUATION OF CONTENTS OF TWO PROPERTIES, listed room by room, beds, blankets, quilts, furniture,tables pewter dishes, coffe pots, candlesticks, etc
MADAM SHEPPARDS HOUSE.

  • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DETAILED MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY AND VALUATION  OF CONTENTS OF TWO PROPERTIES, listed room by room, beds, blankets, quilts, furniture,tables pewter dishes, coffe pots, candlesticks, etc

13pp, in ink, in legible clear hand, 1 Flock Bed Bolster 2 pillows 1.7.0, 9 Green Wooden Chairs 0.16.0Gold Watch 12.12,0 Eight Day Clock 3.10.0, 5 Gunns 5.0.0, 3 Blunder Busses 2.0.0, 1 Salamander 0.1.6, 1 Copper Plate Warmer 0.14.0, 2 China Punch Bowles & Japand Bowl 0.16.0, 2 Small White Glass Cupps 0.1.0, Bell Mettle Pestel & Mortar 0.8.0, 2 Copper TTea Ketles 0.8.0.

The household items are described in detail. Not until page ten, does 'Madam Sheppards house' appear seemingly a different property as she has a kitchen and the contents of another kitchen have already been described. 4pp are devoted to the contents of kitchens. This is presumably a rural property as there is a dairy with cheese equipment and a brewhouse. There are four cellars: the Passage Cellar, Ale Cellar, Strong Beer Cellar and the Small Beer Cellar.

13pp, in ink, in legible clear hand, 1 Flock Bed Bolster 2 pillows 1.7.0, 9 Green Wooden Chairs 0.16.0Gold Watch 12.12,0 Eight Day Clock 3.10.0, 5 Gunns 5.0.0, 3 Blunder Busses 2.0.0, 1 Salamander 0.1.6, 1 Copper Plate Warmer 0.14.0, 2 China Punch Bowles & Japand Bowl 0.16.0, 2 Small White Glass Cupps 0.1.0, Bell Mettle Pestel & Mortar 0.8.0, 2 Copper TTea Ketles 0.8.0.

The household items are described in detail. Not until page ten, does 'Madam Sheppards house' appear seemingly a different property as she has a kitchen and the contents of another kitchen have already been described. 4pp are devoted to the contents of kitchens. This is presumably a rural property as there is a dairy with cheese equipment and a brewhouse. There are four cellars: the Passage Cellar, Ale Cellar, Strong Beer Cellar and the Small Beer Cellar.

Binding small 4to( 8 x 6in) buff wrappers, (has been folded)
Publication n.d.late 18th Century.
  • Product Code: RGW25856
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £150.00