Spill holder
Category
Papier-mâché
Date
1714 - 1830
Materials
Metal, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Papier-mâché
Measurements
122 mm (Height); 76 mm (Diameter)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548301
Summary
Pair of black painted papier mache spill holders. Cylindrical form decorated with two horizontal inlaid metal and mother-of-pearl wavy leafy stems, the conical base with circle of inlaid metal and mother-of-pearl dot and scallop border. Inscribed - Pr M of P inlay spill holders Georgian £2 D (label) 1714 - 1830
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Pr M of P inlay spill holders Georgian £2 D (label)