Add to albumThis silver inkstand with two pear-shaped inkwells was made in 1843-4 by Marshall & Sons of Edinburgh.
The stand is on four cast, double-scroll feet and is decorated all over with chasing, embossing and engraving. The glass inkwells have silver-mounted necks and lids.
Basic writing materials were pen, ink and paper, but quill cutters, sand dredges, and writing sets were all part of the letter-writer's equipment. Writing sets could be made in the most fashionable styles for men and for women.
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- Online ID: 000-100-001-067-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1141 C
- Date: 1843 - 1844
1843 - 1844
1843 - 1844
1843-4
- Material: Cut glass, silver-mounted neck and lid. Inscription: M&S
Cut glass, silver-mounted neck and lid. Inscription: M&S
Silver. Inscription: M & S; [Edinburgh mark]; M [gothic]
Inkstand
Inkwell
Inkwell
- Dimensions: 3.25" H x 1.50" rim D x 1.40" base D
3.25" H x 1.50" rim D x 1.40" base D
Back 4.25" H x 4.75" L x 6.00" deep; front 1.25" H x 9.50" L
- What: Inkstand
Inkwell
Inkwell
- Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
- Who: Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: Triangular silver inkstand on four cast double-scroll feet, decorated all over with chasing, embossing and engraving, by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh, 1843 - 1844
Pear-shaped cut glass inkwell with a silver-mounted neck and lid, for use with inkstand MEQ 1141 A, by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh, 1843 - 1844
Pear-shaped cut glass inkwell with a silver-mounted neck and lid, for use with inkstand MEQ 1141 A, by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh, 1843 - 1844
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