inkpot

noun

1. A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).

   “Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand”

   “I remember at school when unspillable inkpots came in and were said to be a brilliant new idea.”