Book made up for Burges, elaborately bound in black morocco, gilt. In it he records all his commissions, giving details of date, work, contractor, cost and client. His two principal clients at this time were the Marquess of Bute and himself. For Lord Bute he was engaged upon some of his most extravagant work at Cardiff Castle and Casteil Coch, while for himself he was designing furnishings and fittings for Tower House, Kensington, including some items now in the V&A, such as the Vita Nuova washstand
Item Provenance
Deposited on loan by Burges great-nephew in 1956; bought from the family 1999