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Collection Highlights

The Daughters of Heber Reginald Bishop (Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, and Edith)
ca. 1895
1905.22
Watercolor on ivory
Related Person: Herber Reginald Bishop

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Inkwell

Inkwell
Object name 
Inkwell
Date 
1800-1840
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 cm )
Description 
N-YHS Museum Collection Wheelthrown redware inkwell with straight walls, slightly domed top pierced with small hole and having circular, central opening with rounded rim; dark brown/black glaze reaching to within a quarter of an inch of flat base.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. Thomas Mott Fraser and Mrs. C. G. Parker in memory of their mother, Martha Mott Fraser
Object Number 
1951.37
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.