Presentation trowel
Category
Silver
Date
1866
Materials
Ivory, Silver
Measurements
305 mm (Length)
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298508
Summary
A silver presentation trowel, ornately engraved with a coat-of-arms and inscription and with beaded ivory handle. Inscribed 'Wilbraham Egerton, by the Egerton Schools, Salford, July, 1866'.
Marks and inscriptions
PRESENTED TO THE HON WILBRAHAM EGERTON, M.P. BY THE BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE EGERTON SCHOOLS. IN THE PARISH OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, SALFORD, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE, 28 JULY 1866. (engraved inscription around edge of trowel)