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708
Reference Library
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Bonnell, Mandy
3
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
3
Romney, George, 1734–1802
3
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
3
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
2
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
2
Bush, Tracey
2
Cracknall, James
2
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
2
East India Company. Army
2
Great Britain. Admiralty
2
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
2
Orlebar, Frederica St. John, 1838–1928
2
Orlebar, Mary, 1730–1821
2
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
2
Parker, Thomas Browne, 1797–1833
2
Riou, Stephen, 1720–1780
2
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
2
Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828–1889
2
Tribe, Walter Harry, 1832–1909
2
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Under Certain Circumstances
668
Free to Use
40
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Unavailable
485
Available
223
New Additions
2024-2025
4
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Archives & Manuscripts
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19th century
498
18th century
109
20th century
92
17th century
16
15th century
9
16th century
8
21st century
7
14th century
1
Materials & Techniques
felt (textile)
1
lithography
1
Work Type
ephemera
155
ink drawing
137
watercolor
128
blank form
96
financial record
90
diarie
87
billhead
74
receipts (financial records)
70
engraving
67
graphite drawing
58
botanical illustration
43
correspondence
40
invoice
39
commonplace book
38
photograph
33
travel literature
32
sketchbook
27
herbaria
26
account book
25
notebook
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
53
Clothing trade -- Great Britain.
39
English poetry -- 19th century.
26
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
22
Pressed flower pictures.
22
Women in natural history.
20
Italy -- Description and travel.
19
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
19
Grand tours (Education)
18
Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Great Britain.
17
France -- Description and travel.
16
Switzerland -- Description and travel.
16
Fashion -- Great Britain.
14
Woolen goods industry -- Great Britain.
14
Food -- Great Britain.
12
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
12
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 -- Ownership.
12
Storefronts -- Great Britain.
12
Textile fabrics -- Specimens.
12
Botanical specimens -- Great Britain.
11
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Subject Period
19th century
149
18th century
40
20th century
18
17th century
3
16th century
2
Associated Places
Great Britain
299
England
43
London (England)
30
France
29
Italy
29
Europe
17
Switzerland
16
India
13
London
12
Belgium
11
Germany
11
Manchester (England)
9
Rome (Italy)
9
Scotland
8
Egypt
5
Ireland
5
Liverpool (England)
5
Yorkshire (England)
5
Austria
4
Edinburgh (Scotland)
4
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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
6
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
5
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820
4
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
4
Stevenson, Robert W., active 1881–1891
4
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
3
Linné, Carl von, 1707–1778
3
Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
3
Romney, George, 1734–1802
3
Strathallan, James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond, Viscount, 1767–1851
3
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
3
Bado Aureo, Johannes de
2
Bossi, Silvestro
2
Buggin, Barrington
2
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
2
Byass, Charles, active 1849
2
Constable, John, 1776–1837
2
Cooper, Edward Joshua, 1798–1863
2
Cracknall, James
2
Crosdill, John, 1772 or 1773–1849
2
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Exhibition History
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
19
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
14
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
4
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
2
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
2
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
2
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016)
2
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
1
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
1
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
1
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
1
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
1
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
3
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler
2
Yale Center for British Art, John F. O'Brien Fund
2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
2
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Andrew F. Petryn
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Greer Allen
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Isabel S. Kurtz in memory of her father, Charles M. Kurtz
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jessica Helfand, Yale BA 1982, YSOA 1989.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Underwood
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ken Spelman Books
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Larry Hanks
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lauren Brown.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
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English
664
French
9
Italian
6
Latin
5
English, Middle (1100-1500)
3
German
3
No linguistic content
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Danish
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French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
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German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
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Japanese
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Spanish
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
3
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
4
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
5
Wainwright and Watkins (Firm : Hereford, England)
[Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]
1812
6
Jersey algae
1860
7
Album of pressed wild flowers
1882-1899
8
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823]
1823
9
Letters of administration of William Morgan
1781
10
B. B. B
Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn
1860
11
Levinstein Limited (firm)
Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements
1914?
12
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848
1848
13
Crompton, Elizabeth Jane, 1791–1869
Scotch scenery,
circa 1814
14
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
15
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
16
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843
1843
17
Barklie, John R.
[Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55]
1855
18
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
19
E. & S.R. Richards
Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London
1891
20
Morton, Edward
Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday
1888
21
Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith
22
Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843
1843
23
Medical miscellany
second half of the 15th century
24
Royal Academy (Gosport, England)
Bill for school expenses from the Royal Academy for Lord Augustus Beauclerk
August 2nd, 1834
25
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848]
1848
26
Morrison, S. G.
[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
1911
27
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832
Sketches of the second Parry Arctic expedition
1821-1822
28
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime
circa 1763
29
J. Fallon & Co. (Leek, England)
[Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887]
1887
30
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth
1820
31
Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England
circa 1879-circa 1921
32
M. &. H. Corps
Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps
[1848]
33
Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
34
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
35
Reece & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society]
1838-1839
36
Marchi, Francesco de, 1504–1577
Della architettura militare
mid-16th century
37
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Will of Patrick Lynch
1781
38
Specimens of sea weed
circa 1840?
39
Wright, James, coach builder
Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of Sir George Musgrave in Penrith,Cumbria, from March, 1864 to January, 1865
1864-1865
40
De Worms, Louisa Matilda, 1876–1948
De Worms family scrapbook
1912-1913
41
Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital"
1837
42
J. Christie & Son (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Billhead of J. Christie & Son, Edinburgh clothiers, for purchases by Joseph Markland, 1850
1850
43
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert
1825
44
Alexander McBean & Sons
Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness
1900
45
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth
1847
46
Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing
1673
47
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
48
Sheffield General Cemetery Company (Sheffield, England), creator
Grant of exclusive right of burial
1864
49
Album of British grasses
circa 1800
50
Osborn, Joseph (Draper)
[Billhead recording cloth purchases from Joseph Osborn, linen and woollen draper, Dunstable]
[approximately 1850?]
51
Lindley, John, 1799–1865
Lectures delivered by John Lindley in the junior course of botany at University College London
1848
52
Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439–1502
Trattato di architectura civile e militare
not after 1521
53
Decalcomania sample book
circa 1870
54
Luxmoore, Mary
Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay
circa 1830
55
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
56
Mathiss, Madeleine
Album of pressed seaweed specimens
1869
57
Bill for building expenses
1760
58
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
59
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
60
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered
1851
61
Grave, Joseph (Tailor)
Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mr. Davenport from Joseph Grave, clothiers, Manchester
1820
62
West Sussex (England). County Council
Licence to drive a motor car or cycle for Frank Wickham of Woolbeding Rectory Cottage, Midhurst
1916
63
Vouillon & Laure (Firm : London, England)
Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed
1837
64
Tracy, Thomas
Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition
1732
65
Helmingham herbal and bestiary
circa 1500
66
Vigevano, Guido da, approximately 1280–approximately 1350
Liber acquisitionis Te[r]re Sa[n]te de ultra mare
1375
67
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
A survey and description of the principal harbours
1698
68
Rotherham, Bryan, 1876–
Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine
1897
69
Smallwood, B.
Billhead of B. Smallwood, London haberdasher, for purchase of ribbon by an unidentified buyer
180-?
70
[Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]
[1817?]
71
Godfreys, Amy, active 1879
Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby
1878-1879
72
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
73
Gibbon, Daniel (Hosier)
Billhead of Daniel Gibbon, London hosier, for purchases by Mr. H. Gibbs, 1832
1832
74
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
75
Thompson, Miss, active 1889
Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton
April 1889
76
Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions
1830-1834
77
[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
1814
78
Muriel, Catharine
Catharine Muriel commonplace book
1825-circa 1840
79
Herring, Francis M.
[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist]
1849
80
Shoubridge, James
Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London
1807
81
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
82
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
83
Coles, Frederick Rhenius, 1853 or 1854–
This book contains drawings of marine shells (from Forbes & Hanley) generally considered as specially British
1884
84
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
John Porter manuscript
circa 1450
85
Lingley, John (Brewer)
[Bill of receipt by John Lingley, for the purchase of beer by Captain Richey, 1783]
1783
86
John Fletcher (Manchester, England)
Billhead of John Fletcher, draper, tailor, &c., Manchester, recording clothing purchased by Mr. Davenport, dated 1828
1828
87
Hearne, John, 1795 or 6–1849
John Hearne commonplace book
1820-1849
88
Hebblewhite, John Thomas, active 1835
Bill for school expenses from Hacconby School, for Mr. Bavin
1835
89
Randall Farr & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Randall Farr & Co., builder, London, for window cleaning provided to Miss Sparling]
1880
90
Character of forest trees
circa 1817
91
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
92
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920
Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer
1853-1898
93
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
1788
94
Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff
4th November, 1812
95
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
96
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Journal in Portugal, Spain and France
1812-1814
97
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke
1850
98
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855
[1855]
99
Field, William, 1854–1932
William Field scrapbook
1895
100
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Joseph Wright notebook
1775-1780
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