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T.C. Devenish appraisal notebook

 Collection — Box: small col. 51
Identifier: Col-1051

Content Description

Notebook kept by London, England appraiser T.C. Devenish. The majority of the appraisals noted are for household goods and furnishings, such as various textiles, furniture, artwork, books, curtains, carpets, mattresses, pillows, silver, peweter, copper, and ceramics. These apparaisals may have been compiled for use in estate inventories.

Of note is the appraisal of the stock in trade of linen draper Francis Vincent, of No. 127 Oxford Street. This appraisal lists various textiles, including buff and buff print, blue and black ditto, pink spot, various plaids, cambric muslin, nankeen, and silk, as well as tablecloths, handkerchiefs, and Irish linen.

Dates

  • Creation: 1802

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research.

Biographical / Historical

T.C. Devenish was an appraiser in London, England.

Full Extent

1 Volumes ; 7 x 4.5 in.

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.
Author
Finding aid written by Carley Altenburger.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Winterthur Library Repository

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