Inkwell
Category
Silver
Date
1899 - 1901
Materials
Silver and hoof.
Measurements
95 x 99 x 130 mm
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656689.1
Summary
Mounted horse hoof as an inkwell, engraved CONDUCTOR / 1894. One of a collection of eight mounted horses hooves, London 1899 and 1901, two are inkwells, one is a table lighter and the other five have plated mounts, they are variously inscribed and fitted with inkwells or boxes.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved on lid: C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R / 1894