Inkwell, 1790-1830
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America glass factories produced a variety of inexpensive glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glass manufacturers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items such as this inkwell. This small decorative item adorned writing tables or desks and held ink used to sign documents, tally ledger columns or pen letters to family and friends.
America glass factories produced a variety of inexpensive glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glass manufacturers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items such as this inkwell. This small decorative item adorned writing tables or desks and held ink used to sign documents, tally ledger columns or pen letters to family and friends.
Artifact
Inkwell
Date Made
1790-1830
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.12295
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Technique
Glassblowing
Blow molding
Color
Olive green
Dimensions
Height: 1.5 in
Diameter: 2.333 in