Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Luce Center
Inkstand
Object Number:
1936.779a-d
Date:
ca. 1870-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 16.5 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
painted: on base of rim: "16"
painted: on edge of lid: "16 20"
impressed: beneath lid: "I"
Description:
Molded basket-weave porcelain inkstand with lid; enamelled bird, cherries, and grass applied to lid with pierced and gilt rim.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this inkstand belonged to Angela Burr Corse, wife of Cadwalader Evans, and they were married in 1872.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
