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Bill-head of James Shiells & John Cowie, Seedsman, London: P.12986-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bill-head of James Shiells & John Cowie, Seedsman, London

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

One of the Blathwayt family bills.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1776 : See description

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Paper composed of laid paper ( old folds)
Sheet Height 354 mm Width 185 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Mr Blathwaite
  • Location: Plate upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Name

Inscription present: the first two digits of the year are printed

  • Text: 4th April [17]76
  • Location: Plate upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: London / Bo.t of Shiells & Cowie, / SEEDSMEN / At the Acorn in Parliament Street, Westminster
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 4oz best onion seeds -1- 3oz dutch Turnip --9 1qt 2 sorts radishes -1-6 2oz Turnip radishes --6 1oz Red Beett --6 4 ½ oz 5 sorts Cabbage -4-6 3oz 2 sorts Savoy -1-6 1oz Colliflower -2-6 1oz Purple brocoly -1- 1oz green Cole -1- 2oz 2 sorts Cos Lettuce -3- 2oz 2 sorts Cabbage D” -2- 3oz 2 sorts Endives -3- 2oz (?) Cellery -1- 1 oz 2 sorts Cucumber -1- £1.4.9 Rec’d the Contents in full for Shiells, & Self John Cowie £1..4..9
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Gardiner
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Mr Blathwaite / Golden Square
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12986-R
Primary reference Number: 185816
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 3 November 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 May 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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