A Victorian silver-gilt Quill Prize for Penmanship from Christ’s Hospital School.
£650.00
Christ’s Hospital.
A Victorian silver-gilt Prize for Penmanship, in the form of a quill, London, circa 1857, by Rawlings and Summers. Engraved on the spine ‘The Governors of Christ’s Hospital to Alfred Augustus Wheeler for Eminence in Penmanship the Prize 27 May 1857.’
Description
Condition:
Good. The original exterior case with lid apart from base, the pen tip of the quill slightly bent, the date letter poorly struck and illegible.
Dimensions [of the whole case]:
Length – 24.70 cm.; Width – 5.60 cm.; Weight – 79 gms.
