Writing slope
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
150 x 455 x 280 mm
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850703
Summary
Writing slope. Mahogany, brass-bound. 2 recessed brass handles at side. Brass lock plate. Brass inlay on lid with Elliot arms and monogram HME. Inside, black felt slope with 2 square glass ink bottles, silver-mounted with Elliot crest. 2 wooden pencils. Hallmarked 'AD, george, lion passant, l, leopard's head'.
Provenance
1989 Ickworth Estate EE. Writing box. Miss Elliot's bequest.