Inkstand

Description

Silver inkstand in the form of a casket, by Hamilton and Inches, 1898 - 1899, with a lion's head crest over "1903", "William Strang Steel of Philipshaugh, Selkirk", designed by Lady Gibson Carmichael

Museum reference

H.MEQ 808

Object name

Inkstand

Production information

Hamilton & Inches, Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Gibson-Carmichael, Mary Helen Elizabeth, Lady, c. 1863 - 1947, Designer and Enameller

Date

1898 - 1899

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Glass

Physical description

Silver; enamel side panels; inset in top of casket is a glass ink holder

Associations

Steel, William Strang, 1832 - 1882

On display

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