Despatch balloon message

One of two balloon messages. Printed in black ink on red silk.
Both messages read:
Despatched by a Balloon from
H.M.S.
In Lat. N., Long. W.,
To Sir John Franklin

Object Details

ID: AAA3970.1
Type: Despatch balloon message
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 1 mm x 100 mm x 150 mm
Parts: Despatch balloon messages