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Pen and Ink Box Decorated with Figural Scenes

1800-1899

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Pen and Ink Box Decorated with Figural Scenes

Pen and Ink Box Decorated with Figural Scenes

1800-1899

Physical Qualities Pigments and varnish on molded pressed paper or paper pulp and paste, 2 9/16 × 10 13/16 x 3 11/16 in. (6.5 × 27.5 x 9.3 cm.)
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.2007.19
Skilled bookbinders applied many layers of varnish on top of paper and paste to construct protective covers, decorative boxes, or pen cases. Boxes such as this held an inkwell, pens, a small spoon for adding water to the ink, a pair of scissors for trimming paper, and a stone to shape and sharpen pen tips.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Claribel or Etta Cone, Baltimore; probably purchased in India in 1907 on Cone Family trip
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