Account of purchases made by Thomas Morton [manuscript] May 1699-April 1701.

England, May 1699-April 1701.

1 sheet ; 320mm x 210mm

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Great Britain -- England, -- production place.

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From dealer's description: "7. DYER’S ACCOUNT ? A single folio sheet ‘Thomas Morton Account’ for items purchased May 1699 - April 1701. It is receipted David Hidcote (?). The materials and quantities suggest that he might have been in business as a dyer in the early local wool trade, and most of the products would have originated in the West Indies or Africa. Old folds, light edge wear and some dustiness to the reverse. 320mm x 210mm. 1701. The items include: Ffusticke (Fustick); the name of two kinds of wood, both used for dyeing yellow. It occasionally referred to the dye itself. Gallons of R: Oyle. Best Redwood Logwood - [Logwood produces violets, greys and blacks.] Shumache (Sumac) - [burgundy colour, and also used as a tannin with other dyes]. There is reference to ‘redwood left at Maythorn’ which identifies Thomas Morton as probably the gentleman of Maythorn, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, who married Alice Mathewman in 1670. He was one of the four sons of Godfrey Morton of Mathorne." Ordered from Ken Spelman, D9738, 2024-04-10, Cat.: "Manuscripts & Ephemera Recent Acquisitions Catalogue 123", item #7

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