Knife handle
Category
Natural History / Geology
Date
Unknown
Materials
agate & paper
Measurements
40 x 190 mm; 85 mm (L)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290165
Summary
Collection of 10 polished agate knife handles, various bright colours mainly reds and yellows. Shaped with squared tapered sides and chamfered edges. Also 21 small samples of polished agate. Contained in cardboard box, the lid with a printed label 'Dobbs' Royal Victorian Note/Five quires'.
Marks and inscriptions
Dobbs' Royal Victorian Note/Five quires (printed on lid label)