| Description | Menu book for dinners, breakfasts and suppers for the Prince Regent and George IV, seldom for the whole family, principally at Carlton House and occasionally at Kew, Windsor, Stud House [Hampton Court], Cottage [Windsor Park].
It also includes a luncheon in Woolwich for the Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este and a few dinners for officers, soldiers, police officers and Equerries.
In some cases, menus are attributed to particular chefs at Carlton House, including Amant (sometimes spelt Amand) Wilmet [Cook]; Peter Crepin [Master Cook of Kitchen].
Menu book contains lists of names of servants who were given mince pies for Christmas and New Year, and lists of provisions sent to Stud House [Hampton Court].
There are some chronological gaps (most notably: about 1 month between ff. 43r-43v; 58v-59v). Also, f. 170r, 22nd March 1820 is a mistake for 22nd April 1820.
Marked 'Ledger 1819 [1818-1820]'. |