Obelisk
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stone
Measurements
42 x 10 x 10 mm
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 781514.1.17
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
Chinese miniature obelisk, blue-glazed and incised with characters.
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.