Thomas Stokes Have Lett 10 Old Sheep and Five Lambs, Charming 1777 Handwritten Contract painted faces with a peek-a-boo view to

with a peek-a-boo view to the interior

active in the last few decades of the 19th c

I believe this piece was intended as a perfume bottle but

With some notes on the interior back cover too and a few elsewhere

and in addition to the white ribbons (Lattacino)

Thomas Stokes Have Lett 10 Old Sheep and Five Lambs, Charming 1777 Handwritten Contract painted faces with a peek-a-boo view toThis is one of very favorite finds of the week, and makes me very happy, including for being able to vividly imagine Thomas Stokes' ten old sheep and five lambs, appraised at the rate of 20 shillings "apease" which he "lett" in exchange for one pound of "wooll" for each one, each year, for two years. Dated May 26th, 1777, less than one year after America's Declaration of Independence, when colony issued pounds, shillings and pence were still in