LONDON (AFP) - A shopping list written around 300 years ago has been discovered in an 18th-century Chinese vase in Britain, the cleaner who found it said Thursday.
The Chinese list was discovered inside a vase at Fairfax House in York, northern England.
The house, which claims to be the finest Georgian townhouse in England and boasts a wealth of 18th-century furniture, is closed to the public every January for cleaning.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008