Harlequin Inkwell with porcelain clown, "D&P" 5406 / Artist Unknown

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Accession Number: 2010/1.275
Title: Harlequin Inkwell with porcelain clown, "D&P" 5406
Artist: Artist Unknown
Medium and Support: porcelain
Object Creation Date: 1875-1975
Credit Line: Gift in loving memory of Donald Maxwell Robiner from his family
Dimensions: 11 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm (4 5/16 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: inkwell
Physical Description: A porcelain inkwell in the shape of a clown. The clown is sitting with his arms around his legs. He is wearing a green costume with a light purple ruff, trimmed in black.
Primary Keywords: clown; inkwell; porcelain, opaque
Secondary Keywords: ceramics; containers; containers by function or context; containers for writing equipment; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in the arts; people in the arts and related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the performing arts; performing artists; pottery (object genre); stoneware
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3888 x 2592
File Size: 104 KB
Record: 2010/1.275
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.275/2010_1.275.jpg

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Full citation: "Harlequin Inkwell with porcelain clown, "D&P" 5406; Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.275/2010_1.275.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 08, 2024.