Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval-Tudor; late 15th-early 16th century?
Inkwell
Inkwell, made from horn. It is octagonal in shape and has two figures carved on the base. Professional scribes, merchants and clerks who travelled in the course of their work carried their own pens in a leather pen case, and a portable inkhorn which could be slung around the neck or from a girdle. Deep blue-black ink was made by mixing oak gall tannin with iron salts and gum arabic.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 4884
- Object name:
- inkwell
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Late Medieval-Tudor; late 15th-early 16th century?
- Material:
horn
- Measurements/duration:
- H 45 mm, DM 38 mm (overall)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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