Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert / Artist Unknown
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.253
- Title
- Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Dimensions
- 5 cm x 9 cm x 4 cm (1 15/16 in. x 3 9/16 in. x 1 9/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- inkwell
- Physical Description
- A clouded glass inkwell in the shape of a snail. The inkwell has a metal insert in the shell of the snail, but no lid.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for writing equipment
- descriptors
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- mollusks
- objects we use
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 126 KB
- Record
- 2010/1.253
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.253/2010_1.253.jpg
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"Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert; Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.253/2010_1.253.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.