Seal box lid
Hannah Northcote (fl.1798)
Category
Silver
Date
1813 - 1854
Materials
Silver.
Measurements
170 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656402.1.2
Summary
The lid for one of a set of three George III silver seal boxes, Hannah Northcote, London, 1813, converted by Sebastien Crespell, London 1854 into casket inkstands, on button supports, the lids engraved with the royal arms, with the arms of Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry inside. The sides are engraved "Viscount Castlereagh 1815" and "Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess of Londonderry" (Slightly dented).
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Makers and roles
Hannah Northcote (fl.1798), silversmith Sebastian Crespell II, goldsmith