James Oliver account books, 1865-1890

Oliver, James, b. fl. 1865 d. 1890
Restorer
New York, N.Y.

Collection size: 5 v. (on partial microfilm reel)

Collection Summary: Account books presumed to have been kept by Oliver, listing his customers, charges, and sometimes naming the painting restored; names and addresses, probably of customers; copies of signatures of various artists.

Biographical/Historical Note: Painting restorer; New York, N.Y.

Lent 1974 by the New York Historical Society.

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