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Blotter

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-72621

Description

Dk brown, black, blue; rectangular wood panel lid, molded leather back

Details

Descriptive Terms

blotters (writing equipment)
brass (alloy)
burl veneer
leather
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Walnut
Brass
Leather
Unidentified Paper
Silk
BLOTTER

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11.5 x 8.5 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3156

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