Inkstand with Sandbox and Cover for Pen Compartment

1759-1769

21.9 cm 9.5 cm 11.1 cm

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European inkstands were most often made of silver, though examples in pewter, lead, earthenware, and porcelain, like this one, are also known. They were used to hold pens, ink, and other writing implements. These might include a taper stick (a holder for small candles), a poun...

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Lady Lavinia Bickersteth, London; George R. Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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