The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Ink Pot
c. 1425–1450
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance
Description
Intended for use on the writing table, this ink pot was used with a dip pen or quill. It may have belonged to a professional scribe or scholar, or perhaps to a wealthy layperson. The leather is embellished by tooling, embossing (pressing), and punching.- (Julius Böhler, Munich).
- Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.140