Inkwell
Category
Metalwork
Date
circa 1899 - circa 1900
Materials
Hoof, Silver
Measurements
50 mm (H)76 mm (W)120 mm (D)
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1401808
Summary
Silver-mounted horse's hoof inkwell with cast silver horseshoe racing plate on base, with hinged lid inscribed 'Star of the Morning 1884 1900'. Hallmarked 'HH shield VSJ, lion, leopard, d'.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)