Inkwell and Pencil

Inkwell, glass bottle with pressed design around mid-section. Glass is clean but has slight mineral buildup which makes it translucent. Pencil painted with variegated colors. The pencil “lead” is made of a soft type of slate, sometimes mixed with limestone so that the mineral does not permanently scratch the harder writing slate. Date unknown.

Object Name: Inkwell/Pencil, Slate (Written Communication T&E)

Accession No: 2015.05.02, 2015.05.03