Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Ink well
Object Number:
INV.580
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Wood, glass, cork, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to underside of base: "MANUFACTURED / BY / S. Silliman & Co. / Chester, / CONN."
Description:
Inkwell with two small glass wells, the smaller one with cork stopper, set into the top of a cylindrical wooden base with ogee profile; sides of base decorated with thrice-repeated motif of apple (or heart) with crossed arrows stenciled in gold; three holes for pens in top.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
