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Pen case

Pen Case and Ink Bottle
Place of origin

Silver gilt hexagonal pen case and ink bottle.
Pen case has a removable lib, can is covered in raised turquoise stones. Attached to the pen case by gold wire covered thread is a small hexagonal ink pot with a conical lid and four raised turquoise stones inset on four of the sides.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Ink Bottle
  • Pencase
Titles
  • Pen case
  • Ink Bottle
Materials and techniques
silver, gilt, gold, turquoise
Brief description
Silver gilt hexagonal pen case and ink bottle; Turkey (possibly Ezerum)
Physical description
Silver gilt hexagonal pen case and ink bottle.
Pen case has a removable lib, can is covered in raised turquoise stones. Attached to the pen case by gold wire covered thread is a small hexagonal ink pot with a conical lid and four raised turquoise stones inset on four of the sides.
Dimensions
  • Pen case length: 11cm
  • Pen case width: 1.5cm
  • Ink bottle width: 2.5cm
  • Ink bottle height: 3cm
Production
Possibly from Erzerum
Collection
Accession number
759A-1891

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Record createdApril 9, 2003
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