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Rattle
Chawner, Mary - Enlarge image
Rattle
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
1823-1824 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Chawner, Mary (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bright cut silver, coral
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by the Misses Metford Badcock
- Museum number:
M.94-1935
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Child's rattle, a silver octagonal whistle decorated with bright-cut engraving. It has a round stem set with two rows of four bells, and ending in a piece of coral.
Place of Origin
London (made)
Date
1823-1824 (made)
Artist/maker
Chawner, Mary (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Bright cut silver, coral
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm, Diameter: 3.2 cm
Object history note
Originally acquired by the V&A Metalwork department in 1935 as part of a bequest from the Misses Metford Badcock (see M.88 to 95-1935). Later transferred to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Descriptive line
London hallmarked silver body with bulbous whistle at upper end, two rings of bells around centre and coral teething stick at lower end (maker's initials MC?); English, 1823
Materials
Silver; Coral
Techniques
Engraving
Categories
Silver; Metalwork; Nursery Equipment
Collection
Museum of Childhood