Ship's Chandlery Ledger from the Red Doors

Ship's Chandlery Ledger from the Red Doors: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Ship's Chandlery Ledger from the Red Doors

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Ship's Chandlery Ledger from the Red Doors

Entry/Object ID

2018.32.0001

Scope and Content

A 278-page ledger book from the ship chandlery established by the Pinder and Curry families at 800 Caroline Street in the building presently known as the Red Doors. The book, bound between two pieces of wood paneling, has details products bought by ships and shipowners using the chandlery. All pages are loose and some are missing.

Collection

Archive Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ledger

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Book, Account

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Bookkeeping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Financial Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

April 3, 1884 - September 22, 1887

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Height

15-1/8 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

7/8 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Fair

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair