UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

System Number: 12728
Date: 28 March 1888-1892^[1]
Author: Beatrix Whistler^[2]
Place: [London]
Recipient: [none]
Repository: Glasgow University Library
Call Number: MS Whistler NB 7/2
Document Type: AD^[3]

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[pp. 2-3]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
4 Candlesticks	Columns - Dutch Plated -	Bought of Robert Dicker[4]. Vigo Street - May. 15th	1888	36	0	0
2 Candlesticks Sheffield	Spiral ascending pattern Rams heads on base -	Bought of Robert Carter[5] Tottenham Court Road	1888	4	-	0
12 Baskets - Silver various patterns.	Dutch - Fine wire [drawing of a basket]	Bought Robert Dicker
Six Feather edge Teaspoons -			1888

 

[pp. 4-5]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	s.
4 Candlesticks	Dutch column - reeded half way - plain base - Corinthian capitals	Bought of Robert Dicker Vigo Street. May 15th.	1888	36	0	0
2 Candlesticks Changed these and cheese s[erver?] for two Sauce Boats.	Sheffield Plate - Spiral pattern of leaves up column rams heads and festoons on base -	Bought of Robert Carter Tottenham Court Road	1888	4	4	-.
Candlesticks 2 Sheffield Plate	2 Branch[e]s - place for another candle in centre -	Bought of Wells - Hanway Street[6] Oxford St.	1888	6	15	0
			£	46	19	0

 

[pp. 6-7]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Tea pot. Silver	Dutch - [drawing of a tea pot]	Robert Dicker -	1889	10	0	0
Tea caddy. Silver	Dutch	Robert Dicker	1889	8 7	15 0	0 0
Sugar Basin Silver	Dutch [drawing of a sugar basin]	Robert Dicker -	1889	8	15	0
Brought forward -	£46 - 19 -		£	25	15
		£46 - 19
25   15
£71 - 14

 

[pp. 8-9]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Nutmeg Grater -	George. III	Dicker	June 30th 1888 -	6.	13	6
Silver Lip salve box	Dutch . north Frisia 18	Samson[7]		-	7	0
5 Scallop - Shells Sheffield Plate	English -	2 from - Pyke[8]-	July 30th. 1888	2	0	0
3 Harvey & Gore[9] -	July 18. 1888	4	8	0
Brought forward.	£71-14			7	-	6
71	14
£78	14	6

 

[pp. 10-11]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Milk Jug.	Dutch - Black handle with flower - [drawing of a milk jug] fastening handle -		1889	4	10	-
Cream Jug. Silver	Old English. George III [drawing of a cream jug]	Wells.	1889.	2	10	0
2 Cream jugs Silver same pattern.	George III			2	10
?	2	10
Brought forward.	£78 14 6 -	£78 - 14 6 -		£12	0	0
12   0  0	78	14	6
90 14  6

 

[pp. 12-13]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
7 Table spoons	. Irish -	Robert Dicker	1888	7	0	0
6 Tea Spoons Silver	Old English with pattern on back	Wells - Sep. 1 -	1888 -	2	0	0
6 Tea spoons silver	Feather edge -
7 - .. small ..	With patterns on backs - (various) without pattern )	Present from Mrs Dicker	1888
5 .. .. .. ..
4. .. .. -	Old English - [plain?] pattern on handle
[5 4?]				2	10	0
12 George II -	Pattern on back of handle	Harvey & Gore - Jan 29	1890
12. Antique -		Parkes - July 5 th-	1890
6 Dessert spoons Silver	Irish - elaborate pattern engraved on handle	Dicker -	1888	4	0	0
9 .. .. silver -	- 9 with crest. -	Dicker -	1890
6 - .. .. plain . George III.		Dicker -
Brought forward	£90 14 - 6			15	10	0
				90	14	6
£106	4	6

 

[pp. 14-15]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
Forks. Silver				£	s.	d.
-6. Large -	George III - .. .. . [illegible ])	Robert Dicker -	May . 15; 1888	7	0	0
6. small -
6 - large - heavier than above -	George III	Robert Dicker	May 19th. 1888	4	0	0
12 .. Dessert .	George III -	Dicker	July 6. 1888	7	10	0
6. Table - Forks.	George III	Dicker	July - 6.	3	15	0
12 dessert - 4 small.
Hot waterChafing Dish	Old Sheffield - Three handles. 1	Harvey & Gore -	Nov. 23rd 1888	5	0	0
Chafing dish	Old Sheffield. Oval Lamp & . Stand.	Harvey & Gore -	August 8th 1888 -	4	10	0
Brought forward -	£108 - 4 - 6			31	15	0
				106	4	6
£137	19	6

 

[pp. 16-17]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Chafing - Dish	Sheffield dish	Harvey & Gore -	May 15th 1888	4	4	0
Chafing dish	Old Sheffield - Cheese Dish.	Dicker	July 6 1888	4	0	0
Cheese Dish	Old Sheffield	Dicker .	July 6. 1888	5	15	0
Brought forward	£137 19 - 6.			£13	18	- 6   6
				137-	19	- 6
£151	17	6

 

[pp. 18-19]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Cheese - dish	Old Sheffield	Harvey & Gore -	May 29 1888.	5	10	0
2 Salt Cellars - Silver 4 [ditto?]	Dutch [drawing of a salt cellar] blue glass cups -	Lyon[10] - Holborn Dicker -	1888 1892.	3	10	0
2 Salt cellars - Silver 4 ditto - made by	French - [drawing of a salt cellar]	Parkes - Vigo St	June 25th 1889	5	10
Brought forward	£151 -17 - 6			£13-	10	0
				151
£164	10

 

[pp. 20-21]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
- Toast Rack - Silver	George III -	Lyon - Holborn .	1888	3	10?	0
12 Baskets - various patterns	Dutch for strawberries [5 drawings of silver baskets]	Dicker - Vigo St	1888 June. 30th	12	16	0
First six -	July - 2nd	6	0	0
Three - Dicker -	July 6	5	0	0
Three - Dicker	August 23rd
2 Sheffield Fruit Baskets -	[2 drawings of fruit baskets]	Harvey and Gore	1888	2	0	0
3 Sheffield Plate Bread Baskets -	[drawing:] no. 1	No 1 Harvey & Gore -	2	10	0
[drawing:] no. 2	No 2 - Pyke -	3	10	0
[drawing:] crest on handle	No 3 - Dicker.	3	10	-
Brought forward.	£164 - 10 - 0
		£ 44 11 0		£44	11	0
		164 10 -		164	10
		209  1 0

 

[pp. 22-23]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Coffee pot and silver spirit lamp	Dutch.	Dicker - Vigo St.	1889.	7	0	0
Coffee pot silver	Venetian	Dicker - Vigo Street	1889
Coffee pot and stand -	Sheffield plate	Harvey and Gore	1888	4	5	0
Brought forward £	209 - 1 - 0.

 

[pp. 24-25]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Fish Slice -	Dutch - pierced work	Dicker -	1888	4	15
Asparagus tongs Silver -	Old English George III	Dicker	1888	4	0	0
Grape Scissors Silver		Dicker	1889

 

[pp. 26-27]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
12 Dessert Knives and Forks	Old English pistol handles.	Dicker -	1889.
Silver Salad Servers.	Dutch.	Dicker	1888	21	0	0
Silver knives and forks. Carvers	Dutch.	Dicker -	1889.

 

[pp. 28-29]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
2 Silver bottle stands	Spanish -	Dicker -	1889 .
9 Stands with glasses - silver	Dutch - 7 plain - 2 with patterns.	Dicker	1889.
2 stands with glasses - small - silver	Irish -	Dicker	1889

 

[pp. 30-31]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Mustard pot and spoon.	George III [drawing of a pot] glass-lining -	Dicker -	1889
2 Soup Ladles . Silver -	Old English Feather Edge.	Harvey and Gore.	1889,	3	6	0
Irish-engraved handle - This was the first thing bought.	Dicker -	1888 - March 28th.	2	12	6.
2 - Sugar. Tongs. Silver	George III	Smaller pattern from Dicker	1888	1	0	0
			-	15	-

 

[pp. 32-33]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
4 Silver Ladles-small	Scotch- feather edge-crest.	Parkes.	1889	3	10.	0.
2 Fluted shell bowls -	old English	Dicker -	1888	2	12	6
2 plain - 1 Fluted bowl.		Pyke -	1888
Dicker - Harv		?
1 Silver Punch ladle -	- George III.	Wedding present from William McNeill Whistler[11]	1888 -
1 Punch Ladle -	George III Whale bone-handle	Harvey & Gore.	May 1. 1889	- 2	11	6
3 . .. ..	Small George III	.. ..	May 1st 1889

 

[pp. 34-35]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Sugar Castor.	Scotch - [temp?] - William & Mary -	Lyon - Holborn -	1889 .	15	0	0.
Silver Beaker	Dutch. Engraved figures in medallions -	Wedding present - Heseltine[12] .
Silver lemon strainer	Old English two handled -		1889 -	3.	10	0
				£18	10	0

 

[pp. 36-37]

ARTICLE	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver Egg Whisk	Old - English	Harvey & Gore -	1889	.	15	0
Silver Cheese Scoop.  2 Silver Sauce boats -	Dutch and branch candlesticks - Changed this for two silver boats	Dicker -	1889	2	12	0
Silver Bacon Dish	George III - long black handle - Oval dish chain to keep up cover.	Dicker	1889 -
Brought forward	-

 

[pp. 38-39]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Saucepan - silver	French - Stand and lamp -	Bought in Loche - Touraine[13] -	Octbr - 1888		37 francs
Silver stand to above	Dutch	Dicker		5	0	0
Basin (soup?) Silver	English - George III coin in bottom - two handles.	Wells - Park-Side Knightbridge -	Decbr. 29 1888 -	6	0	0
Silver Pepper Mill	Modern English	.. Strand .	?	1	10	.
				£14	0	0

 

[pp. 40-41]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
15 Long handled spoons. Silver	[drawing of a spoon] Dutch [gravy?] spoons	Dickers Feb..	1888	1	10
.. .. May. 18th.		2	10
1. From Samsons. Hanway St	1888		16
Silver Sugar Spoon	Dutch - same pattern as Fish slice -	Samson	1888	1	7
.. .. ..	English - perforated bowl.	Present - Rowe -	1888 -
2. Patch boxes Silver	Dutch. Cabinet shape one with perforated laid round top	Samson	August 30 1888 -	1 -	8	6.

 

[pp. 42-43]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Breakfast dish and stand Silver	Old English Dish and Cover - Circular - Lead edge and handles - on oval thread skeleton stand with lamp.	Boore[14] - Strand	Feb. 7. 1889	23-	0	0
Sheffield Punch bowl -	Square [drawing of bowl] Lions heads and rings at ends.	Harvey & Gore -	April 18 1889	th 4	10	0
Silver Pickle Fork	Dutch.	Dicker -	1889	2	0	0
			£	29	10	0

 

[pp. 44-45]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Silver - Gravy Spoon -	Old English - Shell pattern handle - very fine -	Dicker Parker	1889	2	15	0
Silver stand - for Venetian bottles	George III		?	?
Plated Kettle and stand .	English	From - The White House[15]	?	?

 

[pp. 46-47]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
Boot Hook -	Silver - Dutch.	Dicker		0	18	6
Box	Silver - Dutch - Oval	Dicker -	August 10th 1888 -	4	0	0
Needle Case for carrying etching needles	Silver - Dutch - Corinet on - top - with letters RA and horseshoe - Butterfly[16] engraved on bottom	Dicker -	July 6th. 1888.	1	10	0
				6	8	6

 

[pp. 48-49]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
2 Boxes	Sheffield Plate old.	Harvey & Gore.	Dec. 29th 1888 -	3	8	0
Frame - and blue - glass dish for latter -	Dutch.	Dicker	Feb 16th. 188	9- 3	10	0
Silver fish slice.

 

[pp. 50-51]

ARTICLE.	DESCRIPTION.	REMARKS.	DATE.	COST.
				£	s.	d.
2 Candlesticks. 4 lights with shade plated - Louis XVI	[drawing of lights]	Paris - in the Rue Lafitte.
2 Candlesticks. 2 lights with shade - Louis XVI Same as preceding.	[drawing of lights]	Paris.
1 Tea maker	[drawing of tea maker]	Parkes.

 

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Notes:

1.  28 March 1888-1892
Dated from the earliest and final dates recorded on the document; however, it seems likely that the list was actually started some time after the Whistlers had started to collect silver in 1888, and additions were made at various dates throughout the book at various dates.

2.  Beatrix Whistler
Beatrix Whistler (1857-1896), née Beatrice Philip, artist [more] (see also #12727).

3.  AD
The notes are written in a small printed ledger; with two columns on the left hand of each opening, the rest on the right. The entries are in pen, and the drawings are all by Beatrix Whistler. At a later date, the pages were numbered in pencil, and the numbering here follows that pagination.

4.  Robert Dicker
Silversmith and jeweller.

5.  Robert Carter
Silversmith.

6.  Wells Hanway Street
Jeweller and silversmith.

7.  Samson
Jeweller and silversmith.

8.  Pyke
Jeweller and silversmith.

9.  Harvey and Gore
Jeweller and silversmiths.

10.  Lyon
Jeweller in Holborn, London.

11.  Whistler
William McNeill Whistler (1836-1900), physician, JW's brother [more].

12.  Heseltine
John Postle Heseltine (1843-1929), accountant, amateur etcher, collector of prints and drawings [more].

13.  Touraine
JW and Beatrix Whistler were in Loches, Touraine, on their honeymoon.

14.  Boore
Silversmith and jeweller in the Strand, London.

15.  White House
The house in Tite Street designed for JW by Edward William Godwin (1833-1886), architect and designer [more]; all its contents were sold at the time of |JW's bankruptcy in 1879; someone must have bought this back for him, or kept it safe.

16.  butterfly
JW had his butterfly engraved on the silver in the form adopted after marriage (the butterfly in front of the trefoil that was Beatrix's symbol).