(Untitled), 1780-1790
Scope and Contents
Volume inscribed on front flyleaf 'Receipt book. Charlotte Gage. 1780', probably kept by Charlotte Gage (d.1790), first wife of Sir Thomas Gage (1752-98), 6th Baronet (succeeded 1796). Mostly cookery recipes, occasional medical and cosmetic recipes, and household tips. Loose: pen and pencil sketch of mountainous view (Italy?); piece cut from a print; pencil and wash profile of a lady; humorous song, 'Four and twenty fiddlers all in a row'; recipe 'To make spruce beer'
Dates
- Creation: 1780-1790
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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