Inkwell
I. C.
Category
Silver
Date
1898
Materials
Silver and glass
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609303.2
Summary
Two silver hinged covers with ball finial mounted on two glass inkwells. Part of a silver inkstand presented to Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick. Maker's mark for I.C., Birmingham, 1898.
Provenance
8th Lord Berwick collection: Thomas Henry Noel-Hill (1877-1947). Bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Lion Passant standard mark; Birmingham Assay Office mark; 'y' (gothic) date letter; 'I.C' maker's mark.
Makers and roles
I. C., maker