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Inkwell

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-73295

Description

Dk patina; cylin knotty log, insects; metal well

Details

Descriptive Terms

inkwells
casting (process)
plating (metal coating)
metal
figure- and animal-derived motifs
insect
Unidentified Metal
Slip Cast
Plated
Insect
INKWELL

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.25 x 2.875 x 2.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3356

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