The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Pen and Ink Box (inkwell)

1667–98

Iran, probably Isfahan, Safavid period

(1501–1722)
brass
Overall: 3.6 x 22.3 x 4.2 cm (1 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.689.c
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1940
    James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1940–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).
  • {{cite web|title=Pen and Ink Box (inkwell)|url=false|author=|year=1667–98|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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