Trowel
Category
Silver
Date
1902
Materials
ivory & silver
Measurements
380 x 100 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108940.10
Summary
Silver ceremonial trowel with painted ivory handle, presented to Lady Curzon on laying the foundation stone of Zenana Hospital, Bikaner.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust in 1986 by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000).
Marks and inscriptions
FOUNDATION STONE OF THE 'LADY CURZON ZENANA HOSPITAL LAID BY HER EXCELLENCY LADY CURZON OF KEDLESTON BIKANER 26TH NOVEMBER 1902 (mark, incised, obverse of trowel blade, text)