Inkstand with a reclining woman
Inkstand
ca. 1600 (made)
ca. 1600 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The style of this inkstand suggests that it was made by a French sculptor familiar with the work of the Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini was in Paris between 1540 and 1545. The fleur-de-lis pattern and the stars can be seen in textile decoration of the period.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Inkstand with a reclining woman |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bronze inkstand with a reclining woman, Bronze, French or Flemish, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | A figure of a woman in clinging drapery reclining on a rectangular base. Her right arm is round the inkwell which is in the form of a drum ornmented in relief with a frieze of semi-human figures, the bodies terminating in leaves. In front is an elaborate coat of arms. |
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| Object history | Bought from Mr Alfred Spero for £40 with the funds of the Webb Trust. |
| Production | French or Flemish |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The style of this inkstand suggests that it was made by a French sculptor familiar with the work of the Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini was in Paris between 1540 and 1545. The fleur-de-lis pattern and the stars can be seen in textile decoration of the period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.38-1939 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2004 |
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