Letter opener
Finnigans
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1916 - 1917
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
252 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Manchester
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931699.3.3
Summary
Ivory letter opener strapped to the interior of the lid of travelling case DUN/L/6, the handle featuring an earl's coronet stamped in black, one of several ivory items belonging in tan crocodile skin travelling case by Finnigans, Manchester, c. 1917, each contained within bespoke compartments.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Finnigans, manufacturer