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1942.1.395

Metal pen case and ink-pot on the side. [MJD 20/08/2014]

1942.1.395

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Collection type
Object
Description
Metal pen case and ink-pot on the side. [MJD 20/08/2014]
Long description
Brass metal pen case and ink-pot on the side. The case and ink pot are decorated with white metal designs and Arabic inscription. [MJD 20/08/2014]
Geographical reference
Asia
Asia
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hereford City Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Incised, Process Cast, Process Inlaid, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Width: max 56 mm, Length: max 147 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.1.395
Research and responses

Also pasted into Accession Book is a letter relating to the Hereford Museum Collection. However, the letter does not mention this object. See entries 1942.1.378 -384 for full text of the letter. [MR 12/4/2000]

Search terms: Writing, Writing Accessory