Inventory of a flower garden kept by the Birley family of Lancashire.
Published / Created:
England, 1821.
Physical Description:
1 v. (ca. 80 p., with many blanks) ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The Birley family of Kirkham and Preston, Lancashire, made a considerable fortune in flax importing and sailcloth manufacturing in the 18th and 19th centuries. By 1876, the Birley mills employed around 1600 people in Kirkham.
Subject Terms:
Birley, Charles, 1812–1891, associated name. | Birley, Thomas, 1782–1847, associated name. | Flower gardening -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Flowers -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Gardening -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Carnations -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Irises (Plants) -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Peonies -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Pinks (Plants) -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Primroses -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Birley, Charles, 1812–1891 -- Bookplate. | Clarke -- Bookseller.
Form/Genre:
Armorial Bookplates (Provenance) | Record keeping works -- 1821.