Name/Title
InkstandEntry/Object ID
2015.008.0001 A-EDescription
1 cast bronze inkstand. Inkstand is in the form of an urn on a pedestal base. The stand includes a lid, glass ink pot, sand shaker, and removable water reservoir. The lid has a floral knob and inscised band about halfway out from center. There is a band containing floral designs around the edge of the lid. The body of the inkstand is shaped like an urn and is round with two decorative bands: a gemoetric design on top of a floral one. The base of the urn is fluted and terminates in a two tier square pedestal with bun feet. There is a weight inside the base to balance the stand. The Inkstand has two scrolled floral handles. The lid is inscribed "To our Hon.US Senator Henry Clay from his loyal friends Christmas 1810."
A: main body of stand
B: lid
C: shaker
D: glass ink pot
E: removable water reservoirDimensions
Height
7 inWidth
6-1/2 inDimension Notes
Width is at widest point of handles.
