Blotter
Finnigans
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1916 - 1917
Materials
Leather, paper, textile, brass and wood
Measurements
261 x 188 mm; 178 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Manchester
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931699.2.1
Summary
Tan leather blotter strapped to the interior of the lid of a tan crocodile skin travelling case inside a leather pouch with strap and brass clasp. The front of the blotter features a gold tooled earl's coronet and the interior a Finnigan's stamp, several small pockets and a pencil with dark brown shaft. The blotter pages, well used, are held in place by a length of light elastic which has now lost its elasticity. Travelling case by Finnigans, Manchester, c. 1917.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Finnigans, manufacturer