A Guide to the Manuscript Receipt Book, ca. 1826
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2004.16
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Manuscript Receipt Book, Manuscript #MS 2004.16, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2004
Biographical/Historical Information
None available.
Scope and Content
An extensive and varied receipt book with formulas for both the arts and household activities, signed by James Booth. Included for the arts are recipes for oriental, black and red inks, gold lacquer, Japan blacking, French polish, many varnishes, Prussian dye, reproducing ancient cameos, and washing leather and vellum bookbindings. Household recipes include polishing liquid, paint removers, poison for rats, Miss Crossley's scented powder, "bluing and washing woolen goods after the Welch method," French polish, remedies for burns, tooth powder, and shampoos. Thought to be English in origin. Many of the items are dated, the earliest being 1826.
Arrangement
N/A
Index Terms
- Booth, James, fl. 1826.
- Arts
- Home economics.