Aide-memoire
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1875
Materials
Ivory, Silver, Tortoiseshell
Measurements
22 x 50 x 88 mm; 70 mm (Length)3 mm (Diameter)
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119046
Summary
Silver mounted tortoiseshell aide-memoire, ivory tablet (a) inscribed 'Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 25 Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, W.C. given me by Ellen Terry 1875', with silver pencil (b) attached. Front inlaid with silver pane engraved 'Fluff'.
Provenance
given by Ellen Terry to Johnston Forbes-Robertson in 1875
Marks and inscriptions
Johnston Forbes-Robertson / 25 Charlotte S / Bedford Sq / W.C. / Given me by / Ellen Terry / 1875 (inscribed on tablet)