Gavel
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1906
Materials
Ivory, Silver plate
Measurements
205 mm (Length)63 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119135
Summary
Ivory gavel with silver-plated band inscribed 'Presented to Miss Ellen Terry by The Architects (Messrs. Harrison and Hattrell) on the occasion of her laying the Commemoration Tablet in the Empire Theatre, Coventry June 30th 1906'. (N.B. Stone now in Belgrade Theatre, Coventry).
Provenance
Gavel presented with trowel NT/SMA/V/101 by Mrs. Audrey Bennett, 3 March 1999.
Marks and inscriptions
PRESENTED TO MISS ELLEN TERRY / BY THE ARCHITECTS (MESSRS HARRISON AND HATTRELL) / on the occasion of her laying the Commemoration Tablet / IN THE EMPIRE THEATRE, COVENTRY, JUNE 30TH 1906 (engraved on band)