Name/TitleInstructions
About this objectHandwritten instructions "for 100 sheep" and "1846 for 26 sheep". There are the remains of a red wax seal in the middle of the sheet of paper.
Medium and MaterialsPaper. Hand written in ink; remains of red wax seal in middle of sheet
Measurements14.5cm x 9cm
Object Typedocument
Object numberSTMEA:2007-3e
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
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