Serie 5 - Inventories

Series consists of inventories that were completed in various years by members of the Society to determine what items existed in the collection at Battlefield House, whether the items were relevant to the time period, and what items were still needed to complete the collection. There is an account book recording the inventory of household furniture and relics donated by members of the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society and members of the public to refurnish Battlefield House, dated 1921, an inventory of collection items and a record of items needed that was recorded circa the 1940s, and a detailed inventory recording contents such as books, brass items, china, embroidery, rugs, pictures, cutlery, weapons, and furniture such as beds, cupboards, desks, dressing tables, settees and sofas, tables, wash stands, chairs and lamps. The inventory dated 1950, records the object, the type of material, the time period, the origin, the donor, the size, and the date of acquisition. Some of the material was on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, and other material was donated permanently by members of the Society and the public. An inventory of the contents of Battlefield House (completed by member Jean Gage), records the items dated pre-1830, or as having belonged to the Gage family, as well as reference cards with the type of material, a description, a reference number, and the name of the donor, dated 1950. There is also an undated inventory of furnishings for disposal.