A Guide to the Elizabeth Barber Household Book, ca. 1760
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2004.18
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Elizabeth Barber Household Book, Manuscript #MS 2004.18, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2004
Biographical/Historical Information
Elizabeth Barber was the mother of English scientist/inventor John Barber (1734-1793).
Scope and Content
Manuscript recipe and household book kept by Elizabeth Barber of Nottinghamshire, England; includes medicinal formulas, remedies, recipes, and family birth and death dates.
Arrangement
1 item.
Index Terms
- Barber, Elizabeth
- Barber Family
- Cookery, English
- Home economics
- Nottinghamshire (England)