Hip flask
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pewter
Measurements
183 x 123 x 27 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1550785
Summary
Hip flask. A pewter, 12oz, hip flask engraved "E.M.". Screw lid attached to the body with articulated linkage.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, left hand corner: E.M Underside of base: MADE IN ENGLAND / 12oz