Inkwell
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican?
Dateca. 1880-1910
MediumPressed glass | Brass | Silver plate
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Base: 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Base: 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
InscribedPaper sticker with a handwritten note on the bottom reads: "Made in Yhanghl Ireland Circa 1870".
Credit LineAnonymous Donor
Object number33.7.1
Not on view
DescriptionPressed colorless non-lead in a spiral gadroon pattern. Spherical glass lid attached to the base with hinged silver-plated brass fitiings. The base is square in cross section with a cylindrical well and hollow underside.Published ReferencesGEO. DUNCAN AND SONS. CATALOGUE, p. 69.
1820 - 1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
