Colnaghi Foundation Journal 03 - Magazine - Page 85
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The Bridgewater Collection and its picture frames
The Bridgewater Collection and its picture frames
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D O C UM E N TARY A PPEN DIX
Documents relating to work by Peter Aubé for the Duke of Bridgewater,
March 1797 to November 1801 (Ashridge archive, Hertfordshire County
Record Office, Hertford)
AH1844
To reguilt a French frame w. burnish Gold
3.3.0
1196
82.1.0
7
51/22.4.9
To Do measuring 11 feet 6 Inches @ 3s 6
2.0.3
1315
91.14.6
7
23/42.3.41/2
To reguilt a small frame0.16.0
736
03/4
1.16.41/2
4
41/21.6.11/2
To Do a Large plain frame
2.14.0
325
101/4
1.15.11/2
12
13.12.6
£70.13.9
107
01/22.2.3
12
03.12.0
746
92.0.6
12
13.12.6
AH1847
1466
31/21.17.9
15
44.12.0
December 1797
2275
11 /4
14
74.7.6
294
61/21.7.3
Rich frame3.0.0
774
61/21.7.3
1404
41/41.6.11/2
1 Frame measuring
Receipt of £78-11s, dated 25 March 1797
To a Large Canamara Frame measuring 26 feet @ 18s per foot
23.8.0
To a New Frame measuring 19 feet 10 Inches @ 7s per foot
6.18.10
To Do
Do measuring 15 feet @ 9s
7.4.0
To 2 Picture Frames, measuring 18 feet @ 6s per foot
o
To D
D measuring 11 feet @ 7s
3.17.0
To Alter & rguilt a Canamaraet frame, measuring 16 feet 4 Inches
To Do
Do measuring 10 feet 4 Inches @ 8s
4.2.8
To D
D measuring 12 feet 2 Inches @ 7s
4.5.2
To 2 small New Frames measuring 12 feet 8 inches @ 5s per foot
3.3.4
o
o
o
To reguilt and new Lin’d a Large French frame measuring 19 feet 6
Inches @ 6s5.17.0
To Do
Do measuring 21 feet 6 Inches @ 4s
4.6.0
To Do
Do with Burnish Gold3.18.0
To Do
Do measuring 11 feet 3 inches 4s 6
2.10.7 1/2
To a Canamara Frame reguilt & New Lin’d measuring 9 feet 8 inches
@4s 61.19.0
To a Canamara Frame reguilt and new lin’d and remade to a New
Pattern, measuring 14 feet 6 Inches @ 3s 6
To two small frames new lin’d, new members put and reguilt
5.8.0
@ 7s per foot5.14.4
03.12.0
Do4
61.6.0
12
Do4
61.6.0
£13.14.10
21/23.13.3
14
12
31/23.13.9
AH1848
Receipt of £13-14s-10d for ‘work done’, dated 1 February 1798
AH1849
Receipt of £68-11s-4d for ‘work’, dated 11 May 1799
2 new frames measured 23 feet 3 in @ 6s per feet
To 5 Spendalls for Frames at 5s
1.5.0
388
11 /22.13.9
Cutting, mending & Gilding 15 Frames of the above at 5s
3.15.0
309
11/4
2.14.71/2
Cutting & regilding a Large Frame with additional ornaments
2.0.0
37
1
2.14.71/2
Cleaning & mending a large Frame with an additional
9
AH1850
1.0.0
1798
7810
73.3.6
Mending & cleaning a Gilt frame
0.10.0
To a large frame in burnish Gold measuring 26 feet @ 8s per ft
(carried over
o
10.8.0
£72-11-10)
Frame gilt2.0.0
Repairing & reguilding 2 French frames with Brass Ornaments
at £2.0.0 each4.0.0
11
frame measuring
10ft
11/2
2.10.3
Cutting 2 French Frames, mending & reguilding some
73.9.6
1911
83.10.3
2012
23.13.3
7010
03.0.0
By Cash at different times of His Grace
£100 –
1799 11 May
1238
72.11.0
Balance
£117-2-0
To an Old frame regilt, carv’d. repair’d & lined measuring 17 ft 4 inches
10610
91/2
by 10 ft 4 Do at 6s per ft in the whole 55 feet 4 inches
16.15.0
812
03.12.0
101/2
To D
D measuring 12 ft 6 Inches at Do
2.3.9
To Do
Do measuring 9 ft 10 In at Do
1.14.5
To D
D measuring 8 ft 2 In at Do
1.8.7
o
o
To men’s expenses at different times, fixing pictures
in frames etc2.0.0
11 May 1801: received £100 on account of above balance
To D
D at D
o
D measuring 55 ft 4 Inches
16.15.0
507
To Do
Do at Do
Do measuring 38 ft 8 Inches
11.12.0
210
63.3.0
AH1853b
£68.11.4
808
82.12.0
Receipt of £43-14s for “work”, dated 5 November 1801
o
o
o
2.7.3
14911
51/23.8.9
4.14.0
Ditto I frame 14
4.8.0
AH1851
13915
104.15.0
AH1854/ 1855
6s
2.14.0
Receipt for “Carving & Gilding Picture Frames” at £20 each, dated 11 April 1800
12116
4 /24.18.3
Received £20 on account, 24 January 1801
6s
6.12.0
617
85.6.0
75
93/4
1 frame do.
9
Do 2 frames 22
6s
£44.5.8
AH1846
AH1852
Receipt of £40 for “Picture Frames”, dated 12 November 1800
AH1853a
Receipt of £70-13s, dated 7 February 1797
Itemized list of frames, dated 19 November 1800
To have Reguilt a small frame
1.1.0
17
To Do
Do measuring 12 feet 3 Inches @ 4s
2.9.0
396
81/22.0.3
To Do
Do measuring 9 feet @ Do.
1.16.0
197
31/22.3.9
To Do
Do a small frame0.11.0
257
11/22.2.9
18.2.8
335
52.4.6
2.9.4
287
21/22.3.3
Do measuring 16 feet 2 Inches @ Do3.4.8
586
71.19.6
To reguilt a small frame0.11.0
836
83/42.0.41/2
To 5 New frames measuring 18 feet 2 Inches each @ 7s
1206
102.1.0
To 2 Large New frames, measuring 45 feet 4
inches @ 8s
To reguilt a frame measuring 12 feet 4 inches @ 4s
To Do
31.15.10
A picture frame measuring 8 ft 3 in at 6s ft
2.9.6
13
£217-2-0
3.4.9
1 frame ditto 15 feet 8 inches @ 6s
8
0.18.0
911
o
10.19.6
6.19.6
2.18.71/2
1
Cutting, mending & regilding a French Frame
1.8.7
7.18.8
9
9
72.11.6
Receipt of £43-5s-6d, dated 24 November 1797
Gold 22 feet 8 inches, at 7 Shil.s per feet
70
£200-2-0
638
To a frame D in Oil Gold measuring 8 feet 2 Inches at 3s 6 per ft
1 Old length French frame new lin’d and repair’d, and regilt in burnish’d
03.6.0
53.2.71/2
o
36 feet 7 inches -- @ 6s per Foot
11711
5710
1.0.0
To two old french frames new lin’d, repair’d and Gilt – the 2 meas.
£194-12-3
71/22.17.9
41
To a frame Do measuring 21 feet @ 6s Do6.6.0
AH1845
9
11612
1.15.0
£78.11.7 1/2
1.15.7 /2
1
2.12.6
To a Picture frame, measuring 7 feet 6 Inches @ 7s per ft
1
1
4.2.101/2
4219
92.18.6
3009
71/22.17.9
444
6 /41.6.4 /2
214
6 /21.7.3
14
84.12.0
6
92.0.6
7
8 /42.6.1 /2
10
13.6.0
19
105.19.0
6
82.0.0
4
31.5.6
16
115.1.6
7
42.4.0
3
1
1
1
1
Left from Last Year’s Bill
17.0.0
Repairing, Bronzing 2 large Tables with Groups & polishing the Slabs
At £7 each14.0.0
3 Balls Gilt & Burnished for a Time piece
0.10.0
Repairing & Regilding several frames at the House
2.12.0
Cutting & regilding a frame
0.12.0
Gilding a large Glass frame
2.0.0
A Carved & Gilt Picture frame
3.0.0
1 Do
Do same Pattern
4.0.0
Repairing & regilding in burnished Gold a large Glass Frame
5.0.0
A Do
Do 5.0.0
£53-14-0
Received on his Grace’s leaving Town, in part
10.0.0
Balance due to PA
43.14.0
