Museum Collections
Luce Center
Inkwell
Object name
Inkwell
Date
1894
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 3 x 4 in.
Description
A dark metal ink well with a base decorated with fencing swords, a boy's school pack with books and baseball bat and a large egg shaped vessel with a cat's head on the lid. The lid opens on a hinge to expose an inkwell with a clear glass liner. The lid is engraved "Charley's Aunt/ Performance Wed. Feb. 7th 1894/ Standard Theatre N.Y.", and another cat's head in embossed onto the inside of the lid.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.2114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





