Brass ashtray with image of The Rt Hon. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898)
Category
Brassware
Date
1808 - 1898
Materials
Brass
Measurements
17 mm (Height); 121 mm (Diameter)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 545409
Summary
Circular brass ashtray. Flat rim with scalloped edge, central bowl with tapered sides. Rim embossed with sprays of thistles and clover. Rim divided by 3 cigar rests. Base of bowl embossed with man's head, along with legend 'Gladstone'. Paper sticker reads - Gladstone ashtray 1809 - 98 A/B (£1.25) 4831
Provenance
An Item from the Pamela Ward Collection left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Gladstone ash tray 1809-98 A/BE (£1.25p) 4831. (sticker)