Ceremonial trowel
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver
Measurements
248 mm (Length)75 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887688
Summary
Small silver ceremonial trowel with plain white (ivory?) handle. Silver blade is decoratively etched around the edges and inscribed: "Presented to The Honourable Everilda Agar-Robartes to lay a Foundation Stone of the Nurses Home, Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro. 17th Dec. 1937."
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
PRESENTED / TO / THE HONOURABLE / EVERILDA AGAR-ROBARTES / To lay a / Foundation Stone / of the / NURSES HOME / ROYAL CORNWALL INFIRMARY / TRURO / 17TH Dec. 1937. /