English Enameling Receipts (Recipes)

Collection — Box: 01, Folder: 02

Identifier: SC-0002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of two separate handwritten notebooks containing enamellers' receipts, or recipes in modern terminology. They are of unknown authorship and appear to be unrelated to each other.

The earlier notebook contains receipts and notes dating from 1799 to 1801 and describes steps in the process of firing enamel in different colors and on different surfaces. Its pages are quite tattered at the edges, probably from use.

The later notebook's wrapper reveals printing from an 1848 almanac. It contains a number of receipts for different colors of enamel and clay bodies, some of which are written quite conversationally. This notebook is also well worn, with wrappers detached.

Dates

Circa 1799-1801
CIrca 1848

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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