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Two sculptors' notebooks bound in one volume

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MS. Eng. misc. f. 383
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Two sculptors' notebooks bound in one volume:

  1. (fols. 1-73) notes, fragments of accounts, 1692-3, n.d., and sketches of Samuel Watson
  2. (fols. 74-195) notes and accounts of Henry Watson, 1733, 1737-8, mainly of wages paid to carvers at Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorks., 1738.

Dates

  • Creation: 1692-1738

Extent

195 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. f. 383, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. misc. f. 383

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 10350

Abstract

Two sculptors' notebooks bound in one volume

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Watson (1663-1715) was a sculptor and wood carver.

Custodial History

Bookplate of the Bateman family of Middleton Hall, Youlgrave, Derbs., 19th century.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from E. Seligmann, 1964.

Physical Facet

19th-cent. calf

Title
Two sculptors' notebooks bound in one volume
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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