inkwell
Object Name2 Inkwells and Stand in Neo-Baroque Style
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1835-1845
Place MadeFrance, probably Saint-Louis
TechniquePressed, ground
SizeOverall H: 7.4 cm, W: 8.4 cm, D: 15.2 cm; Without Wells H: 4 cm
Accession Number52.3.22
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Pressed Glass, 1825-1925
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical Description2 Inkwells and Stand in Neo-Baroque Style. Opaque brick red glass; pressed and ground. Rectangular ink well stand with flat ground and polished top having two holes for the wells and feet in a pressed "Baroque" pattern; feet form volutes, leaf-ornaments and shells on walls; cylindrical ink well with coil rim and small mouth, similar well for sand with little sand-holes, both wells having a ground and polished top.Provenance
