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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | J Haskell, Order for Set of Stone China from Captain Sargent |
| Reference | Col. 7, box 1, folder 3 |
| Library | Winterthur Library |
| Collection | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Collection Series | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Date | 07 May 1816 |
| Author / Creator | Sargent, Captain |
| Description | Captain Sargent, Gloucester, 7 May 1816, to Mr Haskell, memorandum, detailing goods which Sargent wants Haskell to bring back for him, including a set of stone china (various sizes of dishes, tureens with stands and ladles, baking dishes, fruit baskets, plates, etc.), also shawls, silk handkerchiefs, shaving box, sweet meats, tortoise shells, nankeen, tea, and other goods. Includes drawing indicating the thickness of something and another drawing labelled 'hinges & springs'. |
| Document Type | Memoranda, Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | china, chinoiserie, trade, commodity, market, goods, product, fancy goods, voyage, tea, nankeen, textiles, cloth, fabric, silk, tortoise shell, list, instructions |
| Countries | USA |
| Ports | Gloucester, USA |
| Additional Information |
John Haskell was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of John and Polly (Goodhue) Haskell. He was a captain of ships involved in commerce with China and the East Indies. Haskell died at sea while returning from India. (See Ulysses G Haskell, ‘A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass.,’ Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 32 (July-December 1896): 133-195 [esp. p. 175].) Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Winterthur Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Winterthur Library |
