Inkstand
Edward Feline (fl.1720)
Category
Silver
Date
1746 - 1747
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
4.8 x 32.1 x 25.7 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852075.1
Summary
Inkstand, sterling silver, by Edward Feline, London, 1746/7. The rectangular stand is of sheet silver with a cast and chased shell-and-scroll border. The two pen wells, which are raised and soldered in place, have cast and chased shell-and-scroll borders. The hemispherical, convex stays for the pots are also raised and applied and the scroll and lion’s paw feet are cast and chased. Heraldry: The stand is twice engraved, off-centre behind the pen trays, with the Hervey crest beneath an earl’s coronet.
Full description
For further detail see master object entry.
Provenance
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75); by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951); accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: Hallmarks: date letter ‘l’, leopard’s head, maker’s mark ‘EF’ in italics beneath a pellet (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no. 587) and lion passant. Underside: Scratchweight: '65=4'. Underside: Labels: round paper label with blue lines, ‘31’, and remains of V & A label ‘64’.
Makers and roles
Edward Feline (fl.1720), goldsmith