Inkstand

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Artist/Maker	Aspetti, Tiziano (maker)
Place of origin	Venice (made)

This bronze inkstand and cover, with a figure of Hope, is made in the style of Tiziano Aspetti, in Venice in the second half of the 16th century.

Three cupids support the body of the inkstand; the cover is surmounted by a female figure holding an anchor (Hope).

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Sculpture Metalwork
Object type	Inkstand
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Bronze inkstand and cover with a figure of Hope, style of Aspetti, Italian (Venice), second half of the 16th century.
Physical description	Bronze, triangular inkstand with cover; three cupids support the body of the inkstand; the cover is surmounted by a female figure holding an anchor (Hope).
Dimensions	Height: 10.75in Base diameter: 6.875in
Subjects depicted	Hope Hope
Summary	This bronze inkstand and cover, with a figure of Hope, is made in the style of Tiziano Aspetti, in Venice in the second half of the 16th century. Three cupids support the body of the inkstand; the cover is surmounted by a female figure holding an anchor (Hope).
Bibliographic references	Penny, Nicholas. Catalogue of European sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum : 1540 to the present day. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1992, Vol. 1 Italian, p. 285. Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1859. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 31
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	5908-1859

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Record created	December 16, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O87373/inkstand-aspetti-tiziano/

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