Rattle, child's

Description

Child's gold rattle in the form of a whistle with cylindrical barrel decorated with spiral channelling, one end plugged with a handle of pink coral: Scottish, Edinburgh, by William Dempster, c. 1750

Museum reference

A.1957.118

Object name

Rattle, child's

Production information

Dempster, William, 1742 - 1771 (fl.), Goldsmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1750

Materials

Gold, Coral

Physical description

Gold, pink coral handle, bells of a different gold