Quill pen
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Feather
Measurements
175 mm (Length)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 935420.4
Summary
One of two quill pens, the barbs cut short, the ends shaped into nibs with traces of ink remaining; part of a collection of quill pens contained in trays DUN/M/448 and DUN/M/449.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).