Inkwell

A small, cut-glass square inkwell, fitted with silver cap and hinged lid. It belonged to Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), the surgeon on Ernest Shackletons last two expeditions.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2270
Collection: Relics
Type: Inkwell
Display location: Not on display
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Date made: Before 1914
People: Macklin, Alexander Hepburne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 x 30 x 35 mm