Cowtan & Sons Ltd, decorators, upholsterers, cabinet makers and electrical engineers

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Date:	1791-1959
Places:	London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Building and construction > Furnishing and decorating \| Engineering: Electrical > Electrical engineering and contracting \| Timber and furniture > Furniture and upholstery
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C99019 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B561 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1791-1822: day, delivery and memorandum books rel to papering of houses, mainly in London (6 vols)	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library		NRA 13466 V & A Museum
2	1824-1938: wallpaper order books	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, Department of Designs, Prints and Drawings		NRA 29140 V & A Mus
3	1881-1959: ledgers, accounts, misc records	The London Archives: City of London	B/CWT	NRA 11124 Cowtan
4	1881-84: account book for Eaton Hall	Collection held privately: enquiries to Cheshire Archives and Local Studies		NRA 13470 Grosvenor