Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Lavey, John
Title:
Bill for a coffin for Doctor Thompson : manuscript.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, 1817.
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 12 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
"To making a full mounted coffin and furnishing, timber and nails, for the deceased Doctor Thompson £2. 5s. 6d. To engraving the breastplate 2s." The bill is signed by the coffin maker John Lavey, and receipted October 11, 1817.
Subject Terms:
Thompson, Doctor, -1817. | Coffins -- Great Britain. | Coffin industry -- Great Britain. | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Great Britain. | Death care industry. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Invoices. | Financial records. | Ephemera.