Penknife
George Wostenholme
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Steel
Measurements
71 x 16 x 13 mm
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547723
Summary
Penknife with mother-of-pearl covered casing. Pen knife with three blades; scissors; a borer and a file. Blades impressed with 'IXL George Wostenholme Sheffied'.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
IXL George Wostenholme Sheffied. (impressed on blades)
Makers and roles
George Wostenholme , manufacturer