Inkstand
Benjamin Smith and Jas Smith
Category
Silver
Date
1809
Materials
Silver square inkstand with drawer base.
Measurements
145 x 115 mm; 80 mm (Diameter)34 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516508
Summary
Silver square pedestal inkstand on stepped base with drawer at front and simulated drawer above, foliage panels to the sides, engraved on 3 sides with Royal Ducal coronet and initial E, glass inkpot with silver top and acorn cover. English by Bejamin and Jas. Smith 1809. (E for Ernest, Duke of Cumberland). Hallmark on base.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Smith and Jas Smith