Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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Luce Center
Inkstand
Object name
Inkstand
Date
1800-1860
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 14.3 cm )
Description
Wooden inkstand with concave sides, double band incised in center, and molded foot; painted black.
Credit Line
Gift of Theodore P. Seymour
Object Number
1946.11
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this inkstand was used by Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), who was governor of New York in 1852. The inkstand was then given to Harry G. Kimball by his uncle Lynott B. Root of Utica, who worked with Seymour.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
