Pocket-book
Pocket-book
Object name: Pocket-book
Medium: leather
Object number: C02828
DescriptionPocket book of soft light brown leather with a tie. Pressed and dried plant specimens slid between every 2nd folio of the bound pages which form a 1762 diary with accounts pages (unused). Small labels with samples - botanical names written in Henry Cuming handwriting.
Inside the end paper are additional cloth, plant and a few animal specimens (feathers and a piece of reptile skin, possibly snake skin), with paper labels and small documents.
Inside the end paper are additional cloth, plant and a few animal specimens (feathers and a piece of reptile skin, possibly snake skin), with paper labels and small documents.
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