Horn
Abbey Horn Works
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Horn, Mica
Measurements
255 mm (W)210 mm (D)120 mm (H)
Place of origin
Llanthony
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335764
Summary
Approximately thirty pieces of horn and similar pieces of mica (?) and artificial horn. Address of supplier of horn also contained reads 'Abbey Horn Works. Llanthony. Gloucester'. Stored in drawer marked 'HORN' in cupboard SNO.F.768. Charles Paget Wade made repairs on iron lanterns he had purchased, this horn would probably be for this purpose.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Abbey Horn Works, producer