Inkstand
ca. 1905 (made)
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A typical design in the Art Nouveau style, which incorporates naturalistically, applied decoration.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Enamelled copper with silver, parcel gilt mounts, glass liner |
Brief description | Enamel on copper, silver, parcel-gilt mounts, Darmstadt and Paris, ca.1905 |
Physical description | Inkwell, enamelled copper body with silver, parcel-gilt mounts. Circular, narrowing towards the neck with a separate, domed, hinged lid. Contains a glass liner. The body covered in blue, red and green enamel. Round the lower rim is a cordon of stylised water lily leaves in silver, parcel-gilt. |
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Production | The body was probably made and enamelled by Paul Haustein, while in Darmstadt and the silver mounts added later by an unknown Parisian silvermith. |
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Summary | A typical design in the Art Nouveau style, which incorporates naturalistically, applied decoration. |
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Accession number | M.36&A-1968 |
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Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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