Perpetual calendar
probably Theodore B. Starr
Category
Silver
Date
1900 - 1923
Materials
Silver, celluloid, wood and leather
Measurements
16.5 x 18.2 cm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516428
Summary
Calendar in stirling silver frame, engraved with flowers and monogram UHRB.
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