Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2006.022.019 |
Object Name |
Inkwell |
Title |
Earthenware Ink Bottle |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Earthenware inkwell with a rusty-brown glazed finish. It has a rounded lip, and a squat, cylindrical body. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Maker unknown. Likely dates to the 19th-century. Item may have been used by a member of the Eberth family. Christian Eberth farmed at Lot 33 NDR in Bentinck Township, Grey County, and his son Roy Eberth owned the next farm. Roy and Ella Eberth's daughter, Dorothy Milligan (née Eberth), was the item's last owner. She was married to Thomas Milligan of Allan Park. |
Collection |
Office Equipment & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze |
Dimensions |
H-5 Dia-4.6 cm |
Found |
Bentinck Township (formerly), Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
People |
Eberth, Christian Eberth, Roy Milligan, Thomas Milligan, Dorothy |
Function |
Item would be stoppered with a cork. |