Inkwell base
Category
Silver
Date
1773
Materials
Silver and glass
Measurements
222 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151489.2
Summary
Inkwell base. A cut glass inkwell from an adapted George III, Peter Norman, silver oblong tray on four inset shaped feet and a gadrooned rim. The centre of the tray is engraved with the Yorke crest and was later adapted as an inkstand with applied circular silver rims. The silver additions have Chester marks for 1834.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973