The Indian Seal Case Study: The Sykes Family

The Indian Seal Case Study: The Sykes Family

The fortune brought back from India by Francis Sykes was reckoned by his contemporaries to be one of the largest, indeed second only to that…

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Valentines Mansion Case Study: The East India Company in Ilford

Valentines Mansion Case Study: The East India Company in Ilford

The East India Company relied on dense networks of kinship, patronage and sociability to maintain its monopolistic control over Asian trade. Charles Raymond had married…

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Swallowfield Park Case Study: Learning to Furnish

Swallowfield Park Case Study: Learning to Furnish

By the time the Russell family had purchased Swallowfield and begun to refurbish it in 1826, they were already experienced at procuring furniture and furnishings….

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Swallowfield Park Case Study: The Russells of Swallowfield Park

Swallowfield Park Case Study: The Russells of Swallowfield Park

The Russell family purchased Swallowfield Park in the mid 1820s. By 1826 they had begun to renovate the house. This section gives an overview of…

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