Letters on Callendar House outfitting

Maker
William Forbes
Production date
08 Oct 1785-27 Dec 1785
Description
Letters to William Forbes of Callendar concerning furniture, fixtures and servants for Callendar House. Correspondents - Alexander Fiddes, Carronshore [Carron Shore] (slates l, 2); Mr Wedgwood [Wedgewood] (a service, 3, 4); Mrs Innes (servants, 5, 6, 13); William Hamilton & Son, Edinburgh (furniture, 7, 12, 17-19, 21, 23); John Milne junior(hardware, 8, 15, 26); Kitty Varney, Edinburgh (servants, 9); Moodie, Hunt & Co, Dunfermline (table cloths, 10); Anne Steuart [Stewart], Edinburgh (servants and furniture, 11, 16); William Glen, Forganhall (timber, 14, 29); John Thomson, Edinburgh (chimney-piece, 20); James Nisbet, Edinburgh (chimney-piece, 22); Alexander Gowan, Edinburgh (chimney-piece, 24); Marshall & Armstrong (plumber work including water closets, 25); Thomas Johnston, Ormiston Hill (stair carpet, 27); Alexander Ramsay, Falkirk (clock, 28). (29 items)

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Production date
08 Oct 1785-27 Dec 1785
Accession number
A727.224

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