CollectionGeorge III Financial Papers
ReferenceGEO/ADD30/1-1G
Record TypeFinancial records
TitleGreat Wardrobe Book, 1774-1868
Date05 April 1774-22 January 1952
DescriptionThis 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).
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 volume (344 pages) and 7 documents
Physical DescriptionLeather bound volume; with loose manuscript paper, a stamped envelope and a typewritten letter at the back.
Custodial HistorySee Series level.
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