Presentation trowel
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1891 - 1892
Materials
Ivory, Silver
Measurements
53 x 97 mm; 320 mm (Length)
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119134
Summary
Silver presentation trowel with plain ivory handle, the trowel inscribed 'Presented to Miss Ellen Terry by Mr. George Dance on the occasion of the laying the Foundation Stone of the Empire Theatre, Coventry June 30th 1906'.
Provenance
given by Mrs. Audrey Bennett, Ellen Terry Fellowship, Coventry, 3rd March 1999.
Marks and inscriptions
JRM (gothic lettering) / a crown / a lion / Y (silver marks stamped on base)