Inkstand
Thomas Whipham (1715 - 1785)
Category
Silver
Date
1744
Materials
Silver
Measurements
36 x 276 x 188 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151488.1
Summary
Stand; Inkstand. A George II plain oblong silver inkstand, on four scroll- and-leaf feet, with a moulded rim incurved at the corners to hold a baluster inkwell; pounce pot and a handbell with a baluster handle. The bell isengraved with the Yorke crest. Thomas Whipham, London 1744.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Makers and roles
Thomas Whipham (1715 - 1785), silversmith