18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel the hard we do now and track sales and purchases

and track sales and purchases of many things

there is some really interesting writing out there about the spiritual beliefs and rituals informing the very specific design of Antoni homes

with what look to me like hand-forced nails for the the pegs

with these great lightening bolt-like gills) and the target to which it is glued

but the seaweed is perfectly preserved and really lovely

18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel the hard we do now and track sales and purchasesA simple, very old thing, to me just completely gorgeous. I know from a little research that "deposite" is an archaic form of the word deposit, but I have had a bit of a hard time understanding in what all manners it was used I believe used in relation to financial deposits, for sure, but I am not sure whether also relating to mail, for example. There are two holes along one edge of the panel showing that it was hinged to something else I would guess