Elizabeth Barber Household Book ca. 1760

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Elizabeth Barber Household Book, Manuscript #MS 2004.18, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Barber, Elizabeth
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Elizabeth Barber Household Book, Manuscript #MS 2004.18, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth Barber was the mother of English scientist/inventor John Barber (1734-1793).

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2004
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Cookery, English
Home economics