inkwell, inkwell
Accession Number

NAM.2004-10-155-1

Description

Novelty silver inkwell, 1900. Manufactured by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent Street. A horse's hoof, surmounted by a bottle, engraved with a mounted trooper in a slouch hat;. Inscribed, 'Bethune's Horse' within an oval border, with the name of the regiment's commanding officer, Lt Col E C Bethune and thirty two other names.

Campaigns

Boer War (1899-1902)