Inkstand
Crichton Bros.
Category
Silver
Date
Jul 1927
Materials
Silver
Measurements
68 mm (H); 222 mm (W); 142 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 25997.1
Summary
Silver treasury inkstand; Crichton Brothers, London, 1927. Conventional rectangular form with hinged covers inscribed in italics; Presented to the Honourable Ursula Lawley by her colleagues on the Board of Governors and the Principal Officers of the Middlesex Hospital on the occasion of her marriage as a token of their goodwill July 1927. Two scrolled handles, one at each end, four bun feet. Two glass pots. Provenance; Hon. Ursula Lawley, Lady Wraxall / Reference; list of Plate at Charlton, 1878 addenda - additional silver list, August 1945.
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
Crichton Bros.