Ten real inkwells: from Roman atramentaria to glass, travelling and decorative desk objects. Photograph credits: 1. Roman atramentarium; ; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terracotta_atramentarium_(inkwell)_MET_DP107085.jpg; 2. Gold Roman inkwell; Jonathan Cardy; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gold_Inkwell_(Roman).JPG; 3. Glass inkwell; ; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glass_inkwell_MET_DP107338.jpg; 4. Eighteenth-century French inkwell; Unknown artistUnknown artist; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inkwell_(France),_18th_century_(CH_18468109).jpg; 5. Faberge inkwell; ; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Fabergé_(Russian,_1842-1918)_-_Inkwell_-_2008.64_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg; 6. Tiffany Studios inkwell; ; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clara_Wolcott_Driscoll_(American,_1861-1944),_Tiffany_Studios_(American,_1902-1932)_-_Inkwell_-_2018.289_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg; 7. Inkwell and tray; Louis Comfort Tiffany / Tiffany Studios; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inkwell_and_Tray_MET_255587.jpg; 8. Travelling inkwell; LessayCatus; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Encrier-de-voyage-Gd_RelaRue_ouvert.jpg; 9. Portable inkwell; not researched; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inkwell,_travelling_(AM_1969.173-1).jpg; 10. Old scratched glass inkwell; W.carter; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_scratched_glass_inkwell.jpg;