Lady Raffles’ account book, with cheque signed by her

Title
Lady Raffles’ account book, with cheque signed by her
Year/Period
1838 - 1844
Region
England
Object Type
housebooks, checks (bank checks)
Material
paper (fiber product), ink, leather
Technique
handwriting
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2019-00367
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd

Lady Sophia Raffles was the wife of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who established a British East India Company trading factory in Singapore in 1819. This is her leather bound account book, containing a cheque signed by her dated 22 March 1844.

 

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