Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 22 Jul 2020
A late seventeenth century silver-mounted black shagreen covered aide memoire
A late seventeenth century silver-mounted black shagreen covered aide memoire,
circa 1680,
rectangular form, stud-work borders, plain edging, the interior with a slate tablet and with a long stylus, length 13.7cm.
For a similar example from 1680, see The Victorian and Albert Museum, Museum exhibit no. M.74-1982.