Pen wiper
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, bellmetal and textile
Measurements
50 mm (Height); 95 mm (Diam)
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1154104
Summary
Pen wiper. A carved, wooden, headless figure of a man leaning on a post, with a turned hardwood base and metal attachment screw. There are three circles of flannel sandwiched between base and figure. From the top the colour of the circles are brown, blue with a scalloped edge, and brown.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.