Presentation trowel
Walker and Hall Ltd
Category
Silver
Date
1929
Materials
Silver, ivory, wood, leather, velvet and silk
Measurements
90 mm (Width); 305 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sheffield
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609317
Summary
Plain silver presentation trowel with ivory handle. Engraved inscription: 'PRESENTED TO LORD BERWICK UPON THE OCCASION OF THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE SENIOR CHURCH SCHOOL HUCKNALL TORKARD. NOTTS. NOV.20TH 1929'. In original black leather box. Made by Walker and Hall Ltd., Sheffield, 1929.
Provenance
8th Lord Berwick collection; 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
PRESENTED TO LORD BERWICK UPON THE OCCASION OF THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE SENIOR CHURCH SCHOOL HUCKNALL TORKARD. NOTTS. NOV.20TH 1929 (engraved)
Makers and roles
Walker and Hall Ltd, maker