Inkwell

Name/Title

Inkwell

Entry/Object ID

76.39a

Description

Soda-lime glass inkwell, square in shape. With removable round brass lid (76.39b).

Collection

Patrick & Dorothea Henry Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1765 - 1800

Time Period

18th Century

Dimensions

Width

2 in

Depth

2 in

Length

2-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Details: 2 1/8 inches on each side

Material

Glass, Brass

Provenance

Notes

This crystal inkwell was said to have belonged to Patrick Henry by his great-great-granddaughter Margaret Henry Ottarson (1911–1981). Mrs. Ottarson donated the inkwell and top to the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation on December 5, 1957.