About this object
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ID:
4881
Production date:
16th century
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Location:
In Store
Professional scribes, merchants and clerks who travelled in the course of their work carried their own supply of pens and a portable inkhorn, which could be slung around the neck or from a girdle. A deep-blue-black ink was made by mixing oak gall tannin with iron salts and gum arabic. This pot is made from pressed horn and decorated with the Madonna and child, St George and others saints.
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Measurements
H 50 mm; DM 47 mm (Base); DM 38 mm (Top) (overall)
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Materials
horn
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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