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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Leather case (traveling inkwell)
Date Made:ca. 1780
Type:Personal Gear; Written Communication Tool
Materials:Leather and velvet
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:Overall: 1 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 4.1 cm x 3.2 cm x 4.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.138.a
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Horseshoe-shaped green leather box with red velvet lining. Holds a horseshoe-shaped silver ink pot and is fitted with pen shank and two nibs and a handle.

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