A Guide to the Weaver's Draft Notebook, 18th Century.
A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 89.6
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Weaver's Draft Notebook, Manuscript # MS 89.6, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1989.
Scope and Content Information
A weaver's notebook signed by Benjamin Davies (?) (1744) with mention of Birmingham [England]. Includes weaver's drafts, names of patterns, directions, some descriptions of patterns, details of pricing, and how much thread needed to be used. Also includes an account of fabrics purchased with cost and recipes to cure king's evil, shortness of breath, ague, colic, fever, and rheumatism. Also includes five pieces of cloth.
Index Terms
- Medicine --Formulae, receipts, prescriptions --History --19th Century.
- Weaving --History.
- Weaving --Patterns.