The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 23, 2026
Ink Pot (lid)
c. 1425–1450
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance
Description
Intended for use on the writing table, this is the lid to an ink pot that 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, Germany).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.140.b