inkwell
Object NameInkwell
Made FromGlass
Date800-1000
Place Madepossibly Egypt
TechniqueBlown, fused, applied
SizeOverall W: 4 cm; Top of Handles H: 5.9 cm
Accession Number50.1.38
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Sultans
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale yellowish green glass, with few bubbles; blown in two parts (rim and “well” free-blown; body blown in dip mold); parts fused; handles applied. Inkwell; body has square horizontal cross section. Rim and well consist of disk (D. 3.6 cm), with rounded lip and, at center, open-ended tube (D. 1.2 cm) extending downward for about 2 cm below top of rim. Body has rounded shoulder; all four sides are identical, with straight, slightly tapering sides; base flat; pontil mark (D. 1 cm). Rim and body are fused. Four small handles were dropped onto tops of angles between each pair of sides, drawn up and in, and attached to edge of rim.Provenance
Former Collection
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903)
AN 1620 (per DBW 2000)
AN 1620 (per DBW 2000)
