Christening Rattle
ca. 1900 (made)
Christening rattle of hallmarked Birmingham silver, made in a dumbell
shape with two spheres connected by a hollow rod. The spheres are
pierced with lines of trefoils and stars, with a knob at the outer
end; the rod is plain, with a small pendant ring attached to its
slightly bulbous centre (which may have been attached to another
sphere, as in the example in the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, or
for a ribbon to thread through).
shape with two spheres connected by a hollow rod. The spheres are
pierced with lines of trefoils and stars, with a knob at the outer
end; the rod is plain, with a small pendant ring attached to its
slightly bulbous centre (which may have been attached to another
sphere, as in the example in the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, or
for a ribbon to thread through).
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Silver |
Brief description | Christening rattle; English, c. 1900 |
Physical description | Christening rattle of hallmarked Birmingham silver, made in a dumbell shape with two spheres connected by a hollow rod. The spheres are pierced with lines of trefoils and stars, with a knob at the outer end; the rod is plain, with a small pendant ring attached to its slightly bulbous centre (which may have been attached to another sphere, as in the example in the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, or for a ribbon to thread through). |
Dimensions |
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Marks and inscriptions | Birmingham hall marks too badly worn to be decipherable |
Object history | References: Edinburgh Museum of Childhood has a similar rattle dating from the 1880s. Given to Joy Margaret Thorogood (born 16/01/1902), the daughter of the artist potter Stanley Thorogood (1873-1953); he was principal of Camberwell School of Art 1920-38, and the V & A has two pieces of his work (Circ.113-1954 "Knight on Horseback" and C.10-1993 "The Capture of Joan of Arc" - see Register Packet) |
Production | Made by: (Birmingham Assay Office) England |
Collection | |
Accession number | B.282-1994 |
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Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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