Account of payment to Hughes, Bolckow by Beatrix Farrand, November 21, 1942
| Accession number | C2:BF 1942.11.21 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Unassigned
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| Date |
1942
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| Work types |
expense accounts
correspondence
receipts (financial records)
|
Description
Payment made to Hughes, Bolckow & Co. by Beatrix Farrand, November 21, 1942 for English teak benches. Payment for the garden furniture to be charged to the account of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.
Hughes, Bolckow & Co. was a ship breaking company that manufactured teakwood garden furniture from salvaged wood of battleships. Reference: White, Horace. Battleship wharf. London: Hughes, Bolckow, Ltd., 1961.
Typewritten receipt.
Recipient not identified, probably John Thacher on behalf of Dumbarton Oaks based on other account of payments, C2:BF 1942.05.01 and C2:BF 1942.11.30.
Handwritten signature by Beatrix Farrand in black ink.
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
receipts (financial records)
cost
expense accounts
benches (furniture)
garden furniture
Chase National Bank of the City of New York
Hughes, Bolckow & Co.
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C)
| Accession number | C2:BF 1942.11.21 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Unassigned
|
| Date |
1942
|
| Work types |
expense accounts
correspondence
receipts (financial records)
|