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On Display: House - Lebanon Room
Inkwell
1840-1860
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Glass
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1967.0809
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.0809
Object Name
Inkwell
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1840-1860
Materials
- Glass
- Brass
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
2.323 (H) x 2.402 (W) x 3.76 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.9 (H) x 6.1 (W) x 9.55 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
• Very similar form blue glass inkwell: Aprill collection sale (Pt 2), 9/2/2019, lot 276, without mounts, possibly America, 1840-70Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• French "tea kettle" fountain inkwell c. 1800- 25: pl. 304, p. 366Book: Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1999 The Glass Industry in Sandwich. 5.
• Sandwich mold-blown "teakettle" ink (blue) c. 1840- 1860: no. 5160