Letterlocking: Ceremonial letter with removable lock from Bey Mahmud ibn Muhammad to the USA, Tunisia (1817) (UH0040) from ink signature stamp Watch Video
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Description: This is the largest locked letter documented in this study. Opened dimensions: H: 740mm x W: 373 mm (29.13 inches x 14.69 inches). Letterpacket dimensions: H: 185mm x W: 127mm (7.28 inches x 5 inches). nnThe sheet of paper was burnished to make the surface shiny and smooth. The paper was folded in half long-edge-to-long edge and in half again, then opened up flat, and the right fold was used as a margin justification. The text was written in black carbon ink in arabic script in the Ottoman Turki
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