Manuscript wardrobe account roll

Item date: 1290
Grant Value: 400
Item cost: 5,500
Item date acquired: 1978
Item institution: British Library
Town/City: London

A counter roll or check list kept by the Controller of the Wardrobe to monitor accounts of the Keeper. Lists expenses of the Royal Household of Edward I and Queen Eleanor. Purchased in memory of TS Blakeney, including 100 bequeathed by him and 100 donated by his friends

Item Provenance
Phillipps MS 13641 (sale date not recorded)