Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Inkwell
Object Number:
1945.325
Date:
1700-1720
Medium:
Porcelain, wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (8.3 × 9.5 × 17.1 cm)
Description:
Cylindrical vessel with flared upper and lower sections, holding cylindrical brass well and cover; baluster-shaped turned wooden handle projects from side; decorated in blue underglaze with flowers and images of books and scrolls; brass disk beneath base.
Gallery Label:
The handle and the brass could have possibly been added later.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
