Alphabet letter
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956)
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plywood
Measurements
90 mm (H)50 mm (W)
Place of origin
Broadway
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332649.2
Summary
Twelve plywood letters of the alphabet created by Charles Paget Wade for casting lead letters (SNO.M.1210). The alphabet is incomplete and some letters are broken. Letters are stored in a wooden Colorado cigar box (SNO.F.873.1) along with four geometric designs (SNO.F.873.3) and the monogram 'CW' (SNO.F.873.4). These types of letters and monograms are featured around rooms in the Manor e.g. Nadir.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956), maker