Rare Books and ManuscriptsGT5960.T2 S53 1840 BoxYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Respectfully begs to inform his friends and the public, that in consequence of the great success he has met with in the above business, he has been induced to open a correspondence with Mr. Peel, of No. 37, Leicester Square, who will supply him with the fashions as they regularly appear in London ... [signed] March 31st, 1840."The Post Office London directory, 1841 (page 511) lists John S. Peel & Co. as "publ. of tailors' fashions, 37 Leicester Sq."One folded sheet; pages 2-4 are blank.The tailor Charles Siddall was born in 1804, in Staindrop, England. In the 1881 census he remains listed as a tailor (Eppleby) and parish clerk of Stanwick.BAC: British Art Center copy addressed, in pen and black ink, to "Mr F. Dent."
Subject Terms:
Siddall, Charles, 1804– | Peel, John S., active 1840. | Tailors -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Tailoring -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Fashion -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Clothing trade -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Dent, F. -- Provenance.
