Inkwell
Accessories
Inventory number
2019.3.26.12ab.AA.BX.C1800.FRDescription
Rectangular inkstand case made of straw marquetry with geometrical ornament.Straw marquetry is a craft very similar to that of wood marquetry. Veneer, wheat straw, oat straw or other type of straw was used to mimic the varying shades of wood. The straws was soaked, split and ironed. They could also be tinted from pale gold to deepest dark brown in order to obtain a variety of tones needed for the pattern. The most famous straw marquetry was practised by prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars but there were also the nuns in France and Switzerland making a variety of items using straw marquetry.
Materials
StrawWood
Origin
circa 1800 FranceDimensions
Width : 5.5 cmLength : 20.5 cm
Height : 3 cm