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Date1863
Terms
- Inkwells
- Glass
- Ink
- Cork
- Boston
Dimensions1.4 × 4.8 cm (9/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
Object numberM2061.4
DescriptionSmall cylindrical shaped, glass bottle. Black in color (possibly discolored from ink) with wood or cork stopper. Two brass stencils (.2 and .3), vial of ink (.4), and tin-handled brush (.5) all in an unpainted tin box (.1). One stencil reads "H. B. G. WHEELER / Co. G, 47th Mass. Regt."; the other, "FRANK B. BEMIS / Co. G. 47th Mass. Regt." The box and items inside are marked "2042". Civil War era. Used to identify a soldier's belongings.
Object number: 2023.18.1.21
Object number: PI0985.0030
The Rotograph Co.
1905