Name/Title
InkwellEntry/Object ID
76.39aDescription
Soda-lime glass inkwell, square in shape. With removable round brass lid (76.39b).Collection
Patrick & Dorothea Henry CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1765 - 1800Time Period
18th CenturyDimensions
Width
2 inDepth
2 inLength
2-1/4 inDimension Notes
Details: 2 1/8 inches on each sideProvenance
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.