L31/184/1

'An inventory of the furniture, linen, plate etc. at Rest'; folio book, 76 pp., bd. vellum; taken by Jas. Lucas, Dan.Milward, Robt. Skinner; ex'd. by Grey Longueville, Gab. Mallet. Among differences in the description of rooms are: (p.4) library; (p.4) billiard room; (p.6) green room; (p.7) steward's parlour; (p.7) servants' hall; (p.8) great parlour; (p.9) lt. drawing-room and great hall; (p.16) smoking room; people mentioned are: Mr. Mallet, Mrs. Sobiere, Mr. Skinner, Lady Portland, Mr. Cornaby, Mr. Pferinger, Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Perkins, Lady Sophia, Lord Ashburnham, Mr. Bonafo, Mrs. James; among items mentioned are: (p.1) fire engine and leather pipes; there is a long list of kitchen equipment (pp.27-8); the Duke's bedroom is furnished in blue velvet, and has a picture of Wrest house and gardens, and Gordon's county map; his dressing- room has blue and white curtains, tapestry hangings, walnut furniture, and a picture of Lady Glenorchy as a child, one of Lord Harrold as a boy, and one of the 2nd son Henry as a boy; 19-23 June 1740. p.38 linen; p.40 Hill House; p.43 Pavilion House (has a red japanned tea-table and blue and white tea-dishes and saucers); p.45 plate locked in Mr. Hobbe's room; pp.57-9 has entries for plate changed away and had in exchange, 1743,1746,1751,1756,1762

19 Jun 1740-1762

From: 1740 To: 1762

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Lucas,
Lucas, James,
Milward, Daniel,
Millward, Daniel,
Skinner, Robert,
Longueville, Grey,
Mallet, Gabriel,
Sobiere,
Cavendish, Margaret,
Bentinck, Margaret (Duchess of Portland),
Cornaby,
Pferinger,
Bartlett,
Perkins,
Bentinck, Sophia,
Grey, Sophia (Duchess of Kent),
Ashburnham, John, 1st Earl of,
Bonafo,
James,
Kent, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of,
Grey, Amabel,
Campbell, Amabel,
Harrold, Anthony Grey, Earl of,
Grey, Henry,
Hobbe,
Gordon

inventories, household furniture, household plate, books, Vellum, private libraries, billiards, estate stewards, servants, fire engines, leather, Wrest Park, Wrest Manor, general gardens, County, maps, tapestry, named portraits, general children, private buildings & land, japanning, tea, Wrest