Crystal Inkwell with Sterling Silver Overlay, lid rests on top, monogrammed / Artist Unknown

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Accession Number: 2010/1.291
Title: Crystal Inkwell with Sterling Silver Overlay, lid rests on top, monogrammed
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: 10.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm (4 1/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. x 3 3/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: glass
Physical Description: An inkwell in gourd shape, made with glass and decorated with hallow craftings of metal all over the inkwell. There is a lid on top of the inkwell.
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: 223 KB
Record: 2010/1.291
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.291/2010_1.291.jpg

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Full citation: "Crystal Inkwell with Sterling Silver Overlay, lid rests on top, monogrammed; Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.291/2010_1.291.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.