Bill
16 February 1778 (made)
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Paper bill of sale for hoop petticoat T.120-1969. Printed in black on white hand-laid paper. A crest with a crowned lion and a unicorn is printed on the top left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Printed paper bill of sale, retailed by A. Schabner, London, dated 16 February, 1778 |
| Physical description | Paper bill of sale for hoop petticoat T.120-1969. Printed in black on white hand-laid paper. A crest with a crowned lion and a unicorn is printed on the top left. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Miss David London 16 Feby 1778 / Bought of A. Schabner, [in large scroll lettering] / Riding Habit and Robe Maker at his / WARE-HOUSE / In Tavistock Street Covent Garden / (two doors from Pritchards Warehouse) / [handwritten from here on] Making a Brown Silk Italian Gown & Coat [£] 1-1-0 / To a Pink Holland Hoop [£] 10-6 / £1-11-6 [total] / Recd 26 Feby the contants for A. Schabner / J A G Ashton [signature]' (Printed (top part) and hand-written in ink (lower part).) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs R. C. Carter |
| Object history | Given to the V&A in 1969, along with T.120-1969, T.121-1969 and T.122-1969, the gift of Bobby and Deborah Carter [64/1383]. These items were initially lent in 1964, but later were given to the Museum. The family from which they originated were the Hodges of Slowwe House, Arlingham, Gloucestershire. |
| Production | Bill of purchase for a hoopskirt T.120-1969, purchased on 16 February 1778 from A. Schabner Riding Habit and Robe Maker at his Warehouse in Tavistock Street Covent Garden by Miss Davis as a Pink Holland Hoop for 10s 6d. |
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| Accession number | T.120A-1969 |
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| Record created | August 9, 2007 |
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