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Bronze Inkstand, White House Collection

This bronze inkstand belonged to President Thomas Jefferson and features a reclining male figure wearing a Phrygian helmet. Inscribed on the inkstand is "T. Jefferson, 1804". The inkstand was donated to the White House Collection in 1962. Bates Littlehales photographed the inkstand in March 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration
Artist
Unknown
Date of Work
ca. 1804
Type
Object
Credit
White House Historical Association