Silver trowel presented to Ethel Tree 1896
A silver trowel chased with stylized foliate decoration with an inscription on the upper surface. The trowel has an ivory handle. Inscribed on the blade are the words "PRESENTED TO MRS TREE BY MESSRS PARNELL & SON ON THE OCCASION OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW HOUSE ASHORN HILL 1ST JANUARY 1896
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0020 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Trowel |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | M & W |
| Places: | Sheffield |
| Date made: | 1892 |
| People: | Parnell, I, & Son; Beatty, Ethel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983. |
| Measurements: | 45 mm x 245 mm x 85 mm |