Inkstand owned by the Terrell family
date: label: Date
content: early-mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Frank A. Weeks Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1909
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Inkstand owned by the Terrell family. The plastic inkstand has brown and tan marbling. The front is sloped with three (3) pen grooves. There are two (2) glass inkwells at the top. The left inkwell is missing its lid. The right plastic lid matches the inkstand. The manufacturer and material, paragon no. 40, are embossed on the bottom. The plastic has some ink stains.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.11a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: inkstands
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 5 × 4 5/8 in. (7.9 × 12.7 × 11.7 cm)