Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Inkstand
Object Number:
1946.109a-e
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Tin, porcelain
Dimensions:
Part (Stand): 2 x 6 7/8 x 5 in. (5.1 x 17.5 x 12.7 cm)
Part (Porcelain containers): 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (4.4 x 5.7 cm)
Marks:
painted: in banner on bottom of porcelain container with perforated lid: "A X S:
Description:
Tin inkstand with two glazed white porcelain containers set in stand, one with perforated top, the other with removable lid, rectangular lid with acorn finial over center hole; sides of stand painted with arabesque designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marguerite Weidenman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
