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Inkstand Inkstand

This is a Inkstand. It is dated ca. 1855 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver, glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 8.5 × 22.7 × 16.4 cm (3 3/8 × 8 15/16 × 6 7/16 in.) H x W x D (stand (a)): 5.1 × 22.1 × 17.4 cm (2 in. × 8 11/16 in. × 6 7/8 in.) H x diam. (ink well (b)): 7.5 × 5.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.) H x diam. (sand shaker (c)): 7.5 × 5.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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Cite this object as

Inkstand Inkstand; silver, glass; H x W x D: 8.5 × 22.7 × 16.4 cm (3 3/8 × 8 15/16 × 6 7/16 in.) H x W x D (stand (a)): 5.1 × 22.1 × 17.4 cm (2 in. × 8 11/16 in. × 6 7/8 in.) H x diam. (ink well (b)): 7.5 × 5.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.) H x diam. (sand shaker (c)): 7.5 × 5.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.); Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-61-21-a/h

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