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Wooden Ink Sander and Sand

Wooden ink sander holes on top in snowflake pattern. Sander is in urn shape.

Object number: 1998.1.1

Dimensions: 2 1/4” bottom diameter; 3 1/4” top diameter; height 2 1/2”

Estimated age: 18th century



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie