RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1839. Receipt / List of silver bought of Lambert & Rawlings, Coventry Street, London. CUL-DAR262.9.1-2. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 9.2023. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
London 18
BOUGHT of LAMBERT & RAWLINGS,
Goldsmiths, Jewellers & Silversmiths
TO THEIR MAJESTIES
and Her Royal Highness
THE DUCHESS OF KENT,
11 & 12, Coventry Street.
C. Darwin Esqr
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£. s. d. |
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1839 Feby 20 30 Shell pat Silver Table Forks 24 do 15 £ do Spoons 18 do Dessert do. 12 do do Forks 24 2 do Gravy do 3 do Sauce Ladles 1 do Mustard Ladle 4 do Salt Ladles 1 pair do Sugar Tongs 1 do Butter Knife Chased Silver Coffee Pot do Mustard do 4 Plated Table Candlesticks 60// 2 do Chamber do 21/. Plated Snuffler Tray 25/. 2 round Plated Maîtres 46/. Plated Bread Basket 75/. 2Plated Decanter Stands with Plated bottoms
1 Balanced handle Carving Knife Engraving Crest March 1 Making gold & Diamond & Emerald Bracelet Carried forward |
37,, 10,, ─ 30,, ─,, ─ 14,, 5,, ─ 9,, 10,, ─ 6,, ─,,─ 5,, 6,, ─ 4,, ─,, ─ 10,, ─ 1,, 15,, ─ 18,, ─ 1,, ─,, ─ 13,, 10,, ─ 4,, ─,, ─ 5,, 12,,─ 2,, ─,,─ 1,, 4 ,,─ 2,, 10,, ─ 3,, 10,, ─ 1,, 18,,─ 6,, ─ 6,, ─ 3,, ─,,─
8,, 10,, ─ £164,, ─ ,,─ |
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To amount brought forward £164 By 4 table Candlesticks £20─ Snuffler Tray 4.10 Basin & Enver 16 ─ ─ 12 Tea & 4 Salt Spoon 2 11─
March 19 Mounting Diamonds as Clustre ring Plated Fish Knife
P. Sugar Tongs (small) Plated cruet Frame to glasses
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43,, 1,,─ £120,, 19,,─ 2,, 10,, ─ 15,,─ £124,, 4,, ─ 7. 60 1.15 £126.2.6 |
Silr Tea Pot £16
A do Toast rack £3.5-
Asparagus Helper — given me by Mr Herbert
Soup turin & ladle by Mr Father
Fish knife Sugar tong Cruet stand |
164 0 6 15 7 6 1 15 |
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166 17 6 16 0 0 3 5 |
ornament for Emma |
186 2 6 8. 10 |
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£177,, 12 6 179,, 12,, 6 Total expense of my plate of which 16 3 . 5 20 4 . 10 16 |
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£59,, 15 was given me |
London 18
BOUGHT of LAMBERT & RAWLINGS,
Goldsmiths, Jewellers & Silversmiths
TO THEIR MAJESTIES
and Her Royal Highness
THE DUCHESS OF KENT,
11 & 12, Coventry Street.
Charles Darwin Esqr February 20th 1839
Error on 2 round Plated Maîtres
46/ea: changed in amount £2,, 10,, in lieu of £4,,10,,─
Recd for L & R
John Swimm
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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