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Source Description
The tubular case can be pulled apart. The hollow longer end is for carrying quill pens. The shorter end unscrews to provide access to a bottle of ink.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17289
label
Carrying Case for Quill Pens
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17289
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Carrying Case for Quill Pens
description
The tubular case can be pulled apart. The hollow longer end is for carrying quill pens. The shorter end unscrews to provide access to a bottle of ink.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1600 (?) (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cases (containers)
pens
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.9
height
4
dimensionsRaw
L: 9 × Diam: 1 9/16 in. (22.9 × 4 cm)
Source extras
med
leather
creator_ids
6985
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
2289
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2b80f5f2e1e0bb65