English pewter inkstand with drawers and glass bottle

An image of Inkstand. Unknown maker, England. Of square section box form, raised on a splayed base. With drawers for sand and sealing wafers. The top has four pen holes, and hinged dome cover. Inside is a 19th century (or later) glass ink bottle. Pewter, glass bottle, height 10.5 cm, 1700-1799. Acquisition Credit: A.F. de Navarro Bequest.

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Inkstand. Unknown maker, England. Of square section box form, raised on a splayed base. With drawers for sand and sealing wafers. The top has four pen holes, and hinged dome cover. Inside is a 19th century (or later) glass ink bottle. Pewter, glass bottle, height 10.5 cm, 1700-1799. Acquisition Credit: A.F. de Navarro Bequest.

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Accession Number: NAV.44-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 85
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 818 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 422.93kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2014:02:13 14:22:42

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18th Century _WF_Navarro cover drawers English Fitz_AA hinged ink pot ink stand inkstand inkwell lidded metalwork pewter

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