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- 1729. (Creation)
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7 ff. ;c. 305 x 105 mm.Bound at NLW.Damaged in places and affected by damp, repaired at NLW.Damaged in places and affected by damp, repaired at NLW
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Archival history
Found by Hugh Charles-Jones among the papers of his father, the late Major Francis Jones.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Hugh Charles-Jones (Brawdy Books); Dinas, Pembrokeshire; Purchase; October 1998; B1998/34.
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Scope and content
An inventory of the household goods at Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, made for Sir John Philipps, 4th bart, in October 1729.
It describes briefly the contents of rooms within the family's living-quarters and the kitchen and work area, providing a contemporary record of the interior arrangements of the castle. Fifty-seven maps and 'one picture in oyl' are listed but no books, silverware or jewellery. For a transcript see Major Francis Jones, 'Welsh Interiors: 1. Picton Castle, 1729', Archaeologia Cambrensis, 114 (1965), 48-59 (pp. 54-59).
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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English.
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Publication note
See Major Francis Jones, 'Welsh Interiors: 1. Picton Castle, 1729', Archaeologia Cambrensis, 114 (1965), 48-59.
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Title based on contents.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23747D.
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Name access points
- Picton Castle (Wales) -- Catalogs. (Subject)
- Philipps, John, Sir, 1666?-1737. (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2010.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;