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An anonymous mid-nineteenth century recipe book, in several hands

  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: An anonymous mid-nineteenth century recipe book, in several hands
  • Description:

    The writers of the recipe book are unknown.

    Leather-bound ruled exercise book, with pages numbered 1-150 in a contemporary hand, with occasional blank pages and pp.114-158 blank; some loose inserts.

    Comprises recipes collected from, or attributed to, friends and family members (many are from members of the Swainson family of Ulverstone.).

    Bought from Quaritch (Phillips sale, 9 November 2001).

  • Date range: 1868-1887
  • Date: 1877
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2016 19:02
  • Last Modified: 16 Feb 2016 19:11