Over the years, Dave made several of these miniature fossil mammoth ivory Hitty doll inkwells and carved fossil walrus ivory quills. He turned the inkwell on his lathe and hand carved the feather quill pen. We thought that he had sold the last one prior to our relocation, but here we are 4 years later still unpacking boxes and finding unsold or unfinished items including this Quill and Inkwell. This is the last, unless we find another, since Dave sold his lathes prior to moving and no longer does lathe turnings. The inkwell is 1/2 in diameter by 1/2 inch high. The carved feather quill adds another 1 1/2 inches making the set 2 inches high. Note: Cannot be shipped to addresses in CA, HI, NV, NJ, NY or IL.
This set is now for sale on our website.
Have you been looking for an inkwell and quill pen for your Hitty desk? Among Hitty’s gifts from her First Hundred Years was.. "...a quill pen out of a feather shed by a neighbor's parrot...". The feather is described as "...a green so bright, with a touch of scarlet thrown in...".
Dave carved this miniature feather quill pen out of Buffalo bone and used some of his colored scrimshaw inks to dye it green with a touch of scarlet. One can’t very well have a quill pen without an inkwell, so he turned this miniature ink bottle out of Truestone lapis lazuli. Truestone is crushed lapis powder mixed with resin making it a composite material that can be carved or turned on a lathe.
The feather measures 2 inches long and the inkwell is approx 3/8 inch high and 7/16 inch diameter on the bottom. More photos of this hand carved quill and inkwell can be found at the Ebay auction listing.
