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Circular with two incised rings. Well: cylindrical, tapering at top, with incised rings. Flaring lip. White ceramic ink well fits inside pewter container. Pewter hinged lid; five holes for pens.
inkwells
ceramic (material)
incising
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Incised
Unidentified Ceramic
INKWELL
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
2.188 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.523
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