Inkwell

Dateteapot base 1840-1860, turned into inkwell 1900-1950

MediumSpun Britannia metal, mold blown colorless glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 3 1/8 x 5in. (7.9 x 12.7cm)

ClassificationsMetalware

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2006.59.0a-b

DescriptionSpun Britannia metal inkwell (.a) with a domed lid with a small finial. A hinge joins the lid to a recessed lip just inside the rim of the inkwell. The lip has a large, round opening in the center surrounded by five smaller holes. The inkwell has a flared rim, a narrow neck, a low, sloping body, and a flat bottom. The shoulder is decorated with two pairs of incised lines. The inkwell contains a cylindrical mold-blown glass container (.b) with a flared rim; the container rests on the lip on the interior of the inkwell. The lid of the inkwell has several short, deep scratches. The body of the inkwell has many light scratches.

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