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Total number of records: 54

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Archives	46
Books and printed items	7
Art items	1

Count of Collection group

Collection group	Count
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History	54
Art and Antique Market	47

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
decoration and ornament	4
japanning	4
printing	3
chinoiserie (art)	1
country life	1
decorative arts	1
embroidery	1
exhibitions	1
lesbianism	1
lesbians	1

Count of Place

Place	Count
England	4
Llangollen (Wales)	1
Wales	1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)	7
Pillement, Jean (1728-1808)	4
Sayer, Robert (1725-1794)	4
Ernest Gems & Co.	3
Ernest Gems and Co.	3
Ernest Gems and Company	3
A. Murgatroyd	2
Adam Murgatroyd	2
Duggin & Kingston	2
Duggin and Kingston	2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From 1700	4
From 1800	37
From 1900	12
From 2000	1

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 1799	2
Up to 1899	38
Up to 1999	9
Up to latest	5

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Life with the ladies of Llangollen

Butler, Lady Eleanor (1739-1829); Ponsonby, Sarah (1755-1831); Mavor, Elizabeth (1927-2013); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1984

Contains extracts from the journals, letters, recipes, and account books of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby.

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Archive Series

The Viscount and Lady Barrington Archive

1754-2017

Original manuscripts relating to the alteration and repairs to Viscount and Lady Barrington's London home at 20 Cavendish Square between 1755 and 1757 with other papers relating to sales and contracts...

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Archive File