Roundel
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Nutmeg wood
Measurements
9 mm (Height); 33 mm (Diameter)
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 781514.1.14
Caption
Alexander, Lord Peckover was an avid collector and the Cabinet of Curiosities is testament to his many travels throughout Europe and North Africa. All of the Peckover’s were great travellers and many of their journeys are recorded in the diaries and watercolour albums we hold in our archive collection.
Summary
Polished wooden roundel. 19th-century. Inscribed in pencil on unpolished verso 'Nutmeg'.
Provenance
Created by Alexander, Lord Peckover, in the mid 19th-century and passed down through the family. Loaned to the National Trust by the Antony Penrose Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Nutmeg