Spindle
Antony Gibbs (Tyntesfield 1841 - 1907)
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1881
Materials
Ivory, hardwood and bone
Measurements
182 mm (Height); 124 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Wraxall
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15732
Summary
An ornamentally turned ivory spindle on a weighted turned hardwood plinth by Antony Gibbs circa 1881, some damage. The circular paper label on the underside reads; A. GIBBS, FECIT / 1881.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Antony Gibbs (Tyntesfield 1841 - 1907), maker