Inkstand
ca. 1570 (made)
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This inkstand is made for Organtine Scarola, Bishop of San Marco.
It is a rectangular inkstand, standing on four lion's paw feet and terminating above in female winged heads. The interior is divided into 5 compartments. The cover is stepped with a flat top, which is surmounted by a shield of arms, held by two putti. The shield bears the arms of Scarola and a bishop's mitre.
Scarola was bishop from the 16th April 1569 until his death in 1572.
It is a rectangular inkstand, standing on four lion's paw feet and terminating above in female winged heads. The interior is divided into 5 compartments. The cover is stepped with a flat top, which is surmounted by a shield of arms, held by two putti. The shield bears the arms of Scarola and a bishop's mitre.
Scarola was bishop from the 16th April 1569 until his death in 1572.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Inkstand, bronze, with arms of Organtino Scarola, Bishop of San Marco, Italian (South?), ca. 1570 |
| Physical description | This rectangular inkstand is standing on four lion's paw feet, terminating above in female winged heads; in the centre of each side of the inkstand is a cockle shell. The interior is divided into 5 compartments. Stepped cover with flat top surmounted by a shield of arms held upright by two reclining putti. On one side of the shield, the arms of Scarola, on the other, a bishop's mitre. On the cover repeated on front and back, a legend inscribed. On each of the sloping sides of the cover are a winged cherub's head and palmettes connected by ribbons. At each corner an acanthus leaf and palmette combined. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ORGANTINOS SCAROLA EPISCOPUS SANCMARCI' (legend inscribed) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1952. |
| Historical context | Inkstand made for Organtine Scarola, Bishop of San Marco (1568-1572). |
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| Summary | This inkstand is made for Organtine Scarola, Bishop of San Marco. It is a rectangular inkstand, standing on four lion's paw feet and terminating above in female winged heads. The interior is divided into 5 compartments. The cover is stepped with a flat top, which is surmounted by a shield of arms, held by two putti. The shield bears the arms of Scarola and a bishop's mitre. Scarola was bishop from the 16th April 1569 until his death in 1572. |
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| Accession number | M.57-1952 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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