Object Name
Bottle, Ink
Artist/Maker
S.S. Stafford, Inc.
Materials
Glass
Catalogue Number
2009.038.040
Dimensions
Base Diameter: 5.0cm x Height: 7.0cm
Description
This is a glass ink bottle. It is moulded, stained, and colorless. The bottle has a circular base and body and a threaded finish. It has ringed band at the base and the shoulder. There are embossed words on the base of the bottle, read "S.S. Stafford". The S.S. Stafford, Inc. manufactured ink in New York City from the mid-1800s to early 1900s.
History
This glass bottle was manufactured by the S.S. Stafford, Inc. The company was a manufacturer of ink containers and products in New York City from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.
