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Blotter

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1910

GUSN

GUSN-20007

Description

Leather blotter w/ wooden handle. Leather patterned like crocodile skin. Base of blotter curved and covered w/ paper. Blots of ink on base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blotters (writing equipment)
leather
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Leather
Unidentified Paper
BLOTTER

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.25 x 5.75 x 2.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.592

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