Inkwell on Stand
Inkwell on Stand
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- Description
- Square glass inkwell with beveled corners, faceted shoulders and an octagonal stopper that fits into a stand shaped as a circular, rigid, hand-held fan on four disc feet, the handle oxidized and fan gold washed. Stand has a central square opening and is chased with an asymmetrical Japanesque design featuring a diagonal wrigglework band of semicircles and a curving plant to right. Two cast moths or butterflies attached near handle form a pen holder. Stand underside is struck with an incuse circular mark containing a pointed shield with balanced scales above a crosslet, all bordered by "▪ MERIDEN ▪ / B. COMPANY" in sans serif letters; the number "30" is below.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- inkwell
- stand, inkwell
- date made
- ca 1886
- maker
- Meriden Britannia Company
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Meriden
- Physical Description
- silver plate (stand material)
- gold (gilt wash on stand material)
- glass (inkwell material)
- electroplated (stand production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall, inkwell and lid: 2 1/2 in x 2 in x 2 in; 6.35 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm
- overall, stand: 1 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 in; 2.8575 cm x 13.97 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- 1992.0228.02
- catalog number
- 1992.0228.02
- accession number
- 1992.0228
- subject
- Writing
- writing implements
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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