Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London.
Published / Created:
London : E. & S.R. Richards, 1891.
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 19 x 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts TT635 . R53 1891 BoxYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
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View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3807282
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The engraved billhead, featuring an image of the royal arms of Great Britain, reads: "Bot. of E & S.R. Richards, clothiers, outfitters, woolen drapers, and contractors. 96 High Street, Islington Green, N., and 94, Strand, W.C. Terms cash. Established 1851." The words "juvenile clothiers" appear beneath the royal arms.Completed in pen and black ink.The first billhead includes a Penny Lilac tax stamp affixed at bottom.Two billheads of E. & S.R. Richards, London clothier, recording purchases made by Robert W. Stevenson in 1891. The first records three purchases (on April 4, April 17, and May 31), in which Stevenson buys coats, trousers, and vests, totalling £14/9/0. Dated at top: "London, [June 30], 189[1]." Richards records receipt of payment on Sept. 17, 1891. The second records one purchase (August), in which Stevenson purchases Angola trousers totalling £2/15/6. It is dated Oct. 8, 1891, and bears no receipt of payment.
Subject Terms:
Stevenson, Robert W., active 1881–1891. | E. & S.R. Richards (Firm : London, England) | Children's clothing -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. | Clothing trade -- Great Britain. | Woolen goods industry -- Great Britain. | Drapery industry -- Great Britain.
