A Guide to the William Bevington Notebooks, 1839-1851 Notebooks, William Bevington MS 2003.3

A Guide to the William Bevington Notebooks, 1839-1851

A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2003.3


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Repository
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Manuscript Number
MS 2003.3
Title
William Bevington Notebooks 1839-1851
Physical Characteristics
3 bound volumes.
Creator
Bevington, William.
Location
On Site
Language
English
Abstract
Notebooks about dying and textile printing.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

William Bevington Notebooks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Manuscript #2003.3, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2003.

Biographical Information

William Bevington was a Pawtucket, RI businessman.

Scope and Content

A group of three manuscript notebooks recording extensive experiments with color and the printing of textiles with numerous mounted samples of the printed calico. The notebooks vary in length and content.

Arrangement

No arrangement

Index Terms

Contents List

Notebook 1
130 pp.

Recipes and manufactured samples, 6 loose samples.

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Notebook 2
75 pp.

Colors, Soaps for washing before printing; 4 samples.

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Notebook 3
45 pp.

Recipes (some marked as copied, others original), account of work in Pawtucket, RI in 1864, 20 pp of loose notes and recipes.

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