Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Portable inkwell neck
Object Number:
1921.28a
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 7.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Brass inkwell neck; hollow and cone-shaped.
Gallery Label:
This inkwell neck was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
