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Document signed by Denzil Ibbetson, Abstract of Supplies, ink…
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Auckland
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29-Jun-2010
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Document signed by Denzil Ibbetson, Abstract of Supplies, ink on paper, Entitled Abstract of Supplies forwarded for the use of the Establishment at Longwood, by Assistant Commissary General Ibbetson, in the Month of January 1821 - consisting of a tabulated schedule of provisions purchased for consumption at Longwood House. The left hand margin lists the days of the month and the upper margin lists supplies acquired under the headings: Meat; Poultry; Eggs; Milk; Fruit; Vegetables & Fish. The lower margin is a summary of the monthly total of items acquired and consumed at Longwood House. For example, Mutton was a daily part of the menu with a sheep a day being consumed totaling 31 for the month. Fowls were plentiful with 9 a day being consumed, totaling 279 for the month. Rabbit on the other hand was something of a rarity with only 3 being available in the month. 390 x 500 mm
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Art: Watercolours, Other Works on Paper