Collection Highlights
Camp Bed
1777-1785
1871.8
Wood, canvas, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Inkwell
Object name
Inkwell
Date
1700-1720
Medium
Porcelain, wood, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Cylindrical vessel with flared upper and lower sections, holding cylindrical brass well and cover; baluster-shaped turned wooden handle projects from side; decorated in blue underglaze with flowers and images of books and scrolls; brass disk beneath base.
Credit Line
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number
1945.325
Gallery Label
The handle and the brass could have possibly been added later.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
