This wood hornbook features a piece of paper that depicts the alphabet and numbers 0-9 and is covered by a cracked piece of thin mica. This hornbook was most likely created in England based on the mica used to cover the text page A leather strip is attached around the edges with metal nails. The object has a handle with a drilled hole on the end, probably used to attach a string or thong for a small child. The back of the hornbook is inscribed with “C.E. 7 Jan. 3 1591”.