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The Aristocracy

Knole and the Sackvilles

K16 Pear shaped lead sweetmeat mould used at Knole in the 1600s
Blue silk patterned with black velvet ostrich feather motif
K3562 Sample of fabric said to be from dress worn by the Duchess of Dorset
Wooden gate model
K128 Model of the Knole Park gate which was destroyed during the 1884 access dispute

The Hardinges of Penshurst

Round silver toilet box with removable lid
K1192.5 Silver toilet box, engraved with George V cypher, gifted to Alec Hardinge as a mourning souvenir in 1936
Hoof inkwell with engraved silver lid
K1192.23 Hoof inkwell with silver lid commemorating 'Fitzgerald', a horse ridden by HE Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Enamelled gold salt cellar, mutli-coloured, jug shaped with tiny spoon.
K1192.6 Enamelled gold salt cellar, part of a set, Russian, late 1800s. Likely a gift to Charles Hardinge when Russian Ambassador.

The Camden family of Wildernesse

Cast wall tablet of elephant's head within inscribed belt, surmounted by coronet
K2264 Wall tablet with the crest of the Pratt family/ Earl of Camden, 1808