Seed packet
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, wax and seeds
Measurements
90 x 152 mm; 51 mm (Height); 70 mm (Width)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939816
Summary
Rectangular cream envelope, THE MAIL FISH Coy., GRIMSBY DOCKS. / MAIL ORDER DEPT (printed in blue). 'Geueles de Lion?' (antirrhinum) is handwritten along the top of the envelope in ink. Contains a small packet of seeds, sealed along the edges with sealing wax and utilising a French calender page. 'Geueles / de Lion' is handwritten on the packet in pencil.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).