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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 3944462, member: 111&quot;]Interesting - just some thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>Since we can&#039;t see the box, is it something that might have been obtained on the route of a merchant ship?&nbsp; If so, would think if it was part of the contents of an East India Co. ship, what looks to be a relatively small item would more likely be in a crated lot of numerous pieces - also wonder why all that information would be printed and placed on a single object, and if it was intended for the piece, why would they have placed that last line (the one with only &#039;1816&#039; legible) so very close to the edge?&nbsp; Personally, from what I can see, suspect more likely the fancy paper cover of sales or auction catalog was repurposed to cover the base of a British-made piece, another bit used inside the box as well - even possible the craftsman was illiterate, with no idea what it said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty sure the first line under the &#039;196&#039; (the number of a catalog?) starts with &#039;2d M.S. 1820&#039;, perhaps referring to a second &#039;March Sale&#039; of goods from the ship Elizabeth that were not put in the first sale, &#039;Refused/Prohibited&#039; for some reason, the &#039;Prompt&#039; maybe a reference to immediate dispersal, or payment?</p><p><br /></p><p>A mystery to me - again, just my random thoughts...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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