Perpetual calendar
probably Theodore B. Starr
Category
Silver
Date
1900 - 1923
Materials
Silver, celluloid, wood and leather
Measurements
16.5 x 18.2 cm
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516428
Summary
A framed perpetual calendar, silver (sterling), celluloid, wood and leather, mark probably of Starr of New York, America, first quarter of the 20th century. The shaped rectangular silver frame has incurved sides and base, and a serpentine top; engraved with scrolling foliage, and initialled ‘URHB’. The wood back is covered in leather and fitted with a hinged silver stand. A pocket, accessed from a slot in the top, allows access to the celluloid sheets showing the months and days. Heraldry: None Scratch weight: None
Full description
The calendar is engraved with the initials ‘UHRB’ for Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton. It was probably made for the New York firm of silversmiths Theodore B Starr, which was founded in 1862. In 1864 Starr was joined by Herman Marcus, who stayed until 1877, when he left to join Tiffany’s. Starr bought back the company which finally closed in 1923. Jane Ewart, 2025
Provenance
(Urban) Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven (1896-1966) bequeathed by Lord Fairhaven to the National Trust along with the house and the rest of the contents National Trust
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, the Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On the back, partially under the hinge: Retailer's name and design number: '?STARR?' and '?1652?'
Makers and roles
probably Theodore B. Starr, goldsmith