Inkstand tray
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
China
Measurements
20 x 260 mm; 136 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13296.1
Summary
China inkstand tray with rounded ends and gilded rim. Cobalt blue background with gold scalloped pattern around rim. Decorated with Chinese landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge over water, islands and a boat all in gold. Two square indentations in the top for a pair of inkwells, one with a central hole, the other with the remains of glue. Marked in gold and green on the base, Rd. No. 58009 / MANF.D FOR / T GOODGE & Co / SOUTH AUDLEY / LONDON N W / CROWN / ESTd 1861 / STAFFORDSHIRE / MADE IN / ENGLAND.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.