Inkwell / Artist Unknown

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Accession Number: 2010/1.249
Title: Inkwell
Artist: Artist Unknown
Medium and Support: glass, metal, shell (?)
Object Creation Date: 1875-1975
Credit Line: Gift in loving memory of Donald Maxwell Robiner from his family
Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 18.2 cm x 15.5 cm (4 1/2 in. x 7 3/16 in. x 6 1/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: inkwell
Physical Description: A ten-sided glass inkwell set in a shell plate. A metal wing encircles the bottom and the lid of the inkwell. The stopper is round and flat.
Primary Keywords: glass; inkwell; metal
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; containers for writing equipment; descriptors; glass and glassmaking mixtures; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal and metal products; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3888 x 2592
File Size: 129 KB
Record: 2010/1.249
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.249/2010_1.249.jpg

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Full citation: "Inkwell; Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.249/2010_1.249.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.