Inkstand
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
silver, hoof
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656901
Summary
Horses hoof made into an inkstand, the lid engraved HERMIT.
Provenance
Included as part of the remaining ceramics and works of art in Geneva; accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013