Traveling Inkstands and Original Box
ManufacturerManufactured by
S. Silliman & Co.
American, 1830s - late 19th century
Date1870s-1880s
MediumInstands: Rosewood and glass.
Box: Paper.
DimensionsComponent (height x width x depth of box): 2 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 6in. (5.6 x 12.1 x 15.2cm)
Component (height x diameter of inkstands): 2 1/16 x 1 7/8in. (5.2 x 4.8cm)
Component (height x diameter of inkstands): 2 1/16 x 1 7/8in. (5.2 x 4.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSet of twelve rosewood inkstands shaped like barrels in the orinal two-piece box. Two of the inkstands are missing, and a third has been replaced with a barrel shaped object made with a yellow wood. Seven of the inkstands are still sealed in paper; torn paper still remains with the other inkstands. One end of each inkstand barrel unscrews, revealing a glass reservoir inside the barrel to hold ink.
The paper box is covered in white paper with a pale blue pattern. Only the portion of the box bottom that was covered by the lid retains the original color; the rest of the box has faded and discolored to a light brown. There is a green paper label affixed to one short end of the box bottom. The label reads, "1 Doz. No. 2/ ROSEWOOD/ Barrel Traveling Inkstands,/ WITH SCREW,/ MANUFACTURED BY/ S. SILLIMAN & CO./ CHESTER CONN."
The paper box is covered in white paper with a pale blue pattern. Only the portion of the box bottom that was covered by the lid retains the original color; the rest of the box has faded and discolored to a light brown. There is a green paper label affixed to one short end of the box bottom. The label reads, "1 Doz. No. 2/ ROSEWOOD/ Barrel Traveling Inkstands,/ WITH SCREW,/ MANUFACTURED BY/ S. SILLIMAN & CO./ CHESTER CONN."
Object number2006.46.1.1a,b-.11a,b
MarkingsThere is a green paper label affixed to one short end of the box bottom. The label reads, "1 Doz. No. 2/ ROSEWOOD/ Barrel Traveling Inkstands,/ WITH SCREW,/ MANUFACTURED BY/ S. SILLIMAN & CO./ CHESTER CONN."Subject Terms
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William Johnston
