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Rare Books and Manuscripts
223
Creator
Cracknall, James
2
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
2
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
2
A. & R. Thwaites & Co
1
Alexander McBean & Sons
1
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
1
B. B. B
1
Bado Aureo, Johannes de
1
Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818
1
Barklie, John R.
1
Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892
1
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
1
Barrett, Thomas Lawrence
1
Barron & Co. (Firm : London, England)
1
Basil, Simon, -1615
1
Battle-Bridge Brewhouse (London, England)
1
Blackburne, Harriot
1
Bonnell, Mandy
1
Boulaye, H., active 1819
1
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223
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Under Certain Circumstances
183
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40
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Archives & Manuscripts
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223
Period
19th century
159
18th century
33
20th century
17
17th century
7
15th century
5
16th century
4
14th century
1
21st century
1
Work Type
ephemera
108
financial record
74
blank form
71
billhead
56
receipts (financial records)
56
engraving
46
ink drawing
43
watercolor
40
invoice
29
graphite drawing
19
botanical illustration
18
school bill
15
tax stamp
12
sketchbook
11
diarie
10
herbaria
10
advertisement
9
albums (books)
9
correspondence
9
commonplace book
8
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
28
Clothing trade -- Great Britain.
27
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
17
Woolen goods industry -- Great Britain.
12
Drapery industry -- Great Britain.
10
Education -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
10
Fashion -- Great Britain.
10
Pressed flower pictures.
10
Storefronts -- Great Britain.
10
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
9
Accessories (Clothing & dress)
8
Beverages -- Great Britain.
8
Boarding schools -- Great Britain.
8
Women in natural history.
8
Decoration and ornament -- Great Britain.
7
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 -- Ownership.
7
Women -- Education -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
7
Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation.
6
English poetry -- 19th century.
6
Fashion -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
6
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19th century
71
18th century
9
20th century
5
17th century
2
16th century
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
105
London (England)
20
England
14
Manchester (England)
7
London
6
France
3
India
3
Ireland
3
Italy
3
Scotland
3
Central America
2
Fraserburgh (Scotland)
2
Nottingham (England)
2
South America
2
United States
2
Alexandria (Egypt)
1
Antigua (Guatemala)
1
Badajoz (Spain)
1
Bedford
1
Belize
1
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820
3
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
3
Stevenson, Robert W., active 1881–1891
3
Strathallan, James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond, Viscount, 1767–1851
3
Bado Aureo, Johannes de
2
Buggin, Barrington
2
Byass, Charles, active 1849
2
Cracknall, James
2
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
2
Linné, Carl von, 1707–1778
2
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
2
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
2
Trevor, John, d. 1410
2
Albemarle, Gertrude Lucia Egerton Keppel, Countess of, 1861–1943
1
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
1
Albin, Eleazar, active 1713–1759
1
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
1
Arnold, Mathew, active 1813
1
Baldock, William, d. 1812
1
Ball, Thomas, (Excise officer)
1
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Exhibition History
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
17
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
8
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
3
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15-August 10, 2014)
1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
1
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
1
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
1
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
1
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
1
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
1
Language
English
204
French
3
English, Middle (1100-1500)
2
Italian
2
Latin
2
German
1
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
1
Spanish
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
3
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
4
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
5
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
6
Mathiss, Madeleine
Album of pressed seaweed specimens
1869
7
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848
1848
8
Levinstein Limited (firm)
Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements
1914?
9
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
10
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered
1851
11
Bill for building expenses
1760
12
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
13
Reece & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society]
1838-1839
14
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
15
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
16
Sheffield General Cemetery Company (Sheffield, England), creator
Grant of exclusive right of burial
1864
17
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
18
Album of pressed wild flowers
1882-1899
19
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823]
1823
20
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
21
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
22
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
23
Leighton, Clare, 1898–1989
Clare Leighton collection,
1949-1953
24
Medical miscellany
second half of the 15th century
25
Royal Academy (Gosport, England)
Bill for school expenses from the Royal Academy for Lord Augustus Beauclerk
August 2nd, 1834
26
Album of British grasses
circa 1800
27
Alexander McBean & Sons
Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness
1900
28
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert
1825
29
Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing
1673
30
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth
1847
31
M. &. H. Corps
Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps
[1848]
32
Luxmoore, Mary
Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay
circa 1830
33
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
34
Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
35
Shoubridge, James
Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London
1807
36
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime
circa 1763
37
Thompson, Miss, active 1889
Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton
April 1889
38
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth
1820
39
Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England
circa 1879-circa 1921
40
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
41
Decalcomania sample book
circa 1870
42
Wright, James, coach builder
Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of Sir George Musgrave in Penrith,Cumbria, from March, 1864 to January, 1865
1864-1865
43
Character of forest trees
circa 1817
44
St. Helens (Clifton, Bristol)
Bill for school expenses for Miss Mason at St. Helens School, Clifton, Bristol
1884
45
South Metropolitan Cemetery (London, England)
[Billhead of South Metropolitan Cemetery, opposite St. Luke's Church, Norwood
1865
46
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
47
Barklie, John R.
[Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55]
1855
48
B. B. B
Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn
1860
49
Miller & Sons (London, England)
[Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London]
[between 1830 and 1850?]
50
J.S. Moss & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead of J.S. Moss & Son, draper and general outfitter, Manchester
1881
51
National Panorama (London, England)
National Panorama, 21, York Street, Westminster
[1883?]
52
Henderson, F. (Clothier)
[Billhead of F. Henderson, clothier & outfitter, recording purchases by Mr. G. Duncan, Imperial Hotel, 1888]
1888
53
Wainwright and Watkins (Firm : Hereford, England)
[Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]
1812
54
Jersey algae
1860
55
Letters of administration of William Morgan
1781
56
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920
Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer
1853-1898
57
Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions
1830-1834
58
Muriel, Catharine
Catharine Muriel commonplace book
1825-circa 1840
59
Morrison, S. G.
[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
1911
60
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848]
1848
61
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Journal in Portugal, Spain and France
1812-1814
62
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
1788
63
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke
1850
64
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855
[1855]
65
Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff
4th November, 1812
66
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
67
[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
1814
68
Herring, Francis M.
[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist]
1849
69
Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital"
1837
70
J. Fallon & Co. (Leek, England)
[Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887]
1887
71
Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843
1843
72
Rowe, Miss
Rowe collection of botanical specimens,
1861-1862
73
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Will of Patrick Lynch
1781
74
Specimens of sea weed
circa 1840?
75
J. Christie & Son (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Billhead of J. Christie & Son, Edinburgh clothiers, for purchases by Joseph Markland, 1850
1850
76
Simkin, Henry James, -1896
[Billhead of H.J. Simkin, carver & gilder, London, for the purchase of picture frames by Mr. Stevenson]
1891
77
Hafod Arms Hotel (Ceredigion, Wales)
[Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel]
[184-?]
78
Rotherham, Bryan, 1876–
Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine
1897
79
E. & S.R. Richards
Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London
1891
80
Morton, Edward
Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday
1888
81
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
A survey and description of the principal harbours
1698
82
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843
1843
83
Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith
84
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
John Porter manuscript
circa 1450
85
Smallwood, B.
Billhead of B. Smallwood, London haberdasher, for purchase of ribbon by an unidentified buyer
180-?
86
[Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]
[1817?]
87
Godfreys, Amy, active 1879
Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby
1878-1879
88
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
89
Collis, Isaac Mossop, 1852 or 1853–
Isaac Collis album of pawnbroker's tickets
1879-1881
90
A full & true account of a pleasure party to Rockingham in 1817 by C.R., illustrated by J.P
1817?
91
Coles, Frederick Rhenius, 1853 or 1854–
This book contains drawings of marine shells (from Forbes & Hanley) generally considered as specially British
1884
92
Pollard, G.
Letter
1928 April 13th
93
Affidavit certifying the burial in wool of Mary Harvey of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
1680 April 1
94
Vouillon & Laure (Firm : London, England)
Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed
1837
95
Randall Farr & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Randall Farr & Co., builder, London, for window cleaning provided to Miss Sparling]
1880
96
Hebblewhite, John Thomas, active 1835
Bill for school expenses from Hacconby School, for Mr. Bavin
1835
97
Helmingham herbal and bestiary
circa 1500
98
Hearne, John, 1795 or 6–1849
John Hearne commonplace book
1820-1849
99
English, Joseph, 1798 or 1799–1871
Account book of Joseph English, undertaker
1829-1837
100
Lingley, John (Brewer)
[Bill of receipt by John Lingley, for the purchase of beer by Captain Richey, 1783]
1783
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