Twelve white porcelain inkwells that sit in a rectangular wooden frame with wooden handle in centre.
Used to hold ink for a dip pen. School inkwells such as these were placed in holes in the school desk.
Date: Early 20th Century
Subject Area: Social Science, Technology, The Arts, Languages
Subject Themes: school, writing, dip pens, children
Handling Collection Number: HC255/1-12
Why not borrow these objects with the set of ink wells
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