Haulsey Family — embroiderers
- Creator(s):
- Haulsey Family
- Title:
- Manuscript memorandum book
- Publication/Origin:
- London: 1646-1846
- Description:
- The Haulsey family of London used this memorandum book in an embroidered binding to record marriages, births, christenings, deaths, burials, family genealogy, and even business transactions. Some of its pages are paper, while others were treated with a gesso-like substance to provide an erasable surface that could be written on using a metal stylus (not present). The stylus slipped through the silver fastenings to hold the book closed. The embroidered binding was likely done by a female member of the family. Day is depicted on the upper cover, night on the lower.
- Citation:
- Haulsey Family, Manuscript memorandum book, London: 1646-1846, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 20, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/3995