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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.115
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Large decorative glass ink well has a hinged sterling silver lid. The cube-shaped cut-glass body has tapered shoulders and a cut pattern on the base. The actual well is an average size, but miniscule in comparison to the overall body of the object.
Provenance
Alexander Speer
To - Katherine Speer Powell
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1908
Made By
Black Starr & Frost
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Desk
Storage Shelf
Writing Surface
Inscription Position
On rim of silver lid
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
Sterling 2012 Black, Starr & Frost
Inscription Type
Hallmark
Object Name
Inkwell
Material
Glass, Silver
Height (cm)
12.7
Height (ft)
0.4166666667
Height (in)
5
Width (cm)
10.16
Width (ft)
0.3333333333
Width (in)
4
Depth (cm)
6.35
Depth (ft)
0.2083333333
Depth (in)
2.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Dimension Details
Depth and diameter are associated exclusively with the well.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-02
Object ID
W.1995.107.115
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
Images
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Collection
Bruce Ryder Photograph Collection
Title
Bruce Ryder
Object ID
BR-04-01-19
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Bruce Ryder Photograph Collection
Title
Bruce Ryder
Description
Portrait of Bruce Ryder
Creator
Maniatis, George K.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ryder, Bruce
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
New York, New York
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
photo has bits of black photo album paper stuck to back
Object ID
BR-04-01-19
Images
Less detail