| Surname | Charrière de Sévery, née de Chandieu | |
| First Name | Catherine Louise Jacqueline | |
| Gender | female | |
| Place of birth | L'Isle | |
| Place of death | Lausanne | |
| Year of birth | 1741 | |
| Year of death | 1796 | |
| Profession | ||
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Lausanne, Hanau (All.) | |
| Century | 18 / 19 | |
| Biographical information | Daughter of Benjamin de Chandieu and Marie de Montrond. In 1766 she married Salomon de Charrière de Sévery, a private tutor and Chamberlain at the court of Hesse-Cassel. They had two children: Guillaume dit Wilhelm (born 1767) and Angletine (born 1770). | |
| Title | Livre du Menage | |
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| Period writen | 2 January 1770 - 31 August 1804 | |
| Period covered | 2 January 1770 - 31 August 1804 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | 8 notebooks, 17 x 21 cm à 18 x 23 cm |
| Content |
Notebooks constituting household accounts for the years 1770—73; 1777; 1778; 1779—81; 1782—85; 1786—89; 1790—93; and 1795—1804. Not only do these notebooks illustrate the variety of food products bought for the author's household, but they also form a record of her own personal expenses (e.g. hairdresser; shoemaker; clothes for herself and daughter; charity for the poor). The last notebook is continued by her daughter, Angletine. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | P Charrière de Sévery Acb 873-880 |
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| Restrictions | nécessaire |
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| Author | FF |
