Writing set, travelling / inkwell

Description

Inkwell from a silver travelling writing set in five parts, by Thomas Cleghorne, Edinburgh, 1673 - 1674, given by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of Edinburgh to their clerk, Nicol Sommerville

Museum reference

H.MEQ 1238 C

Object name

Writing set, travelling / inkwell

Production information

Cleghorne, Thomas, 1617 - 1674 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1673 - 1674

Materials

Silver, Cork

Physical description

Silver, cork stopper

Associations

Presenter: Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh
Previous owner: Nicol Sommerville
Cunningham

Exhibitions

• Sale of the centuries: a history of shopping in Scotland (08 Dec 2005 - 12 Feb 2006)
  National Library of Scotland

On display

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