Collection | George III Financial Papers |
Description | This volume includes itemised accounts for: George III (pages 2-48), George IV (pages 48-65), William IV (pages 65-76), and Victoria (pages 76-162). Details expenses for household liveries, including those for the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horses, and the Prince of Wales' departments; for robes for the Orders of the Garter, Thistle, Bath and Star of India; coronation ceremonies; and funerals of Royal Family members. (The deaths of Royal Family members are recorded at the bottom of the corresponding pages.) Includes sketches for banners, cloaks and liveries (pages 162-168), and estimates for cloth (pages 169-171). At the back of the volume are various loose sheets including: GEO/ADD/30/1A: Coloured sketch of Marshalmen uniforms, August 1865. GEO/ADD/30/1C: Drawing sample of a pattern coloured in gold. GEO/ADD/30/1E: Sketches and details of a velvet cushion and a garter chest, 1867 (annotated in 1902). |