Covered Inkwell

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Object Name: 
Covered Inkwell
Place Made: 
United States, possibly PA, Western PA
United States, probably New England
Accession Number: 
2003.4.122
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 19.8 cm, W: 8.2 cm, D: 9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1800-1840
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Memorial Trust
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, tooled, applied. Gemel type fonts for two colors of ink and small attached bowl with lid at top for holding wafers. Stem with knop and a circular foot.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Norman C. Hedder & Company, Source
2003-12-04
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
free-blown