Stock book (Nos. 1-6295)

Stock book of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Book used by the company to record goods acquired, held and sold. Covers stock numbers 1-6295, including stock 1-855 transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/01] and stock 866-6295, acquired January 1910-December...

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Order number: JSP, Box 2
Date(s) of creation: January 1910-December 1914
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.01.02
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSP, Box 2
callnumber JSP/01/02
callnumber_txt JSP/01/02
callnumber-sort JSP/01/02
prefix_number 02
title Stock book (Nos. 1-6295)
scb_date_creation January 1910-December 1914
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 volume
format Archive
description Stock book of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Book used by the company to record goods acquired, held and sold. Covers stock numbers 1-6295, including stock 1-855 transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/01] and stock 866-6295, acquired January 1910-December 1914. Stock entries arranged by month of acquisition, subdivided by source of acquisition (name of private seller, dealer or broker). Book records: stock number, previous stock number [if any], description of good, Sparks’ valuation code, stocktaking marks, stocktaking valuation [?] and date of sale/disposal. Ruled paper. Handwritten. 1 volume. Bound. Blue marbled back endpaper. No front endpaper. No cover. No spine.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs Conservation work undertaken on the volume in 2016. Leather cover removed due to red rot degradation.
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSP
hierarchy_sequence JSP.0001.0002