Inkipedia
Prisoner Inkstand – Folk Art
| Categories | Figural - Persons |
| Material | Wood |
| Origin | United States |
| Date or Era | circa 1920 |
| Measuring | 6 ½” x 4” x 4 ½” high |
A hand-carved wooden prisoner, in traditional prison garb of black and white horizontal stripes, wears a ball & chain. He sits on a rock, sledgehammer in hand, next to an ink bottle – even the bottle has prison bars painted on it. There’s a pen holder at the other end. In the front is a handwritten plaque which asks, “Why Did I Do It?” A nice piece of folk art – one-of-a-kind.
Estimated value: $200
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