Inkwell made of cut crystal with star base, monogrammed lid, "B" sterling silver / Artist Unknown

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Accession Number: 2010/1.271
Title: Inkwell made of cut crystal with star base, monogrammed lid, "B" sterling silver
Artist: Artist Unknown
Medium and Support: glass, metal
Object Creation Date: 1875-1975
Credit Line: Gift in loving memory of Donald Maxwell Robiner from his family
Dimensions: 8 cm x 8 cm x 11 cm (3 1/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. x 4 5/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: glass
Physical Description: A small. square, crystal inkwell with a sterling silver lid. A star is engraved on the bottom of the base. The lid is monogrammed.
Primary Keywords: glass; silverwork; star
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; design elements; glass and glassmaking mixtures; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metalwork; motifs; natural element motifs; object genres; object genres by material
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3888 x 2592
File Size: 224 KB
Record: 2010/1.271
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.271/2010_1.271.jpg

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Full citation: "Inkwell made of cut crystal with star base, monogrammed lid, "B" sterling silver; Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.271/2010_1.271.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.