Writing pad
Category
Desktop & office
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Leather, tortoiseshell, brass, paper and rosewood
Measurements
20 x 290 x 240 mm
Place of origin
France
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610025.1
Summary
Maroon leather writing pad with brass and tortoiseshell boulle plaque. Brass oval medallion set in rectangular panel of scrolling foliage, outer strapwork/scroll border. Interior leather wallet lined in marbled paper. Rosewood fillet to sides. Made in France circa 1820.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).