Inkstand
2nd half 16th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This inkstand is made in the second half of the 16th century in Germany or Italy.
It is in the form of a sea nymph playing a lute, her tails twined round the receptacle for the ink. On the front is a shield with a hound rampant, surmounted by a crowned eagle issuant for a crest (perhaps for a branch of the Bolognese family of Campeggi).
It is in the form of a sea nymph playing a lute, her tails twined round the receptacle for the ink. On the front is a shield with a hound rampant, surmounted by a crowned eagle issuant for a crest (perhaps for a branch of the Bolognese family of Campeggi).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cast and chased bronze |
| Brief description | Inkstand, bronze, with a sea nymph, German or Italian, second half of the 16th century |
| Physical description | A sea nymph playing a lute, her tails twined round the receptacle for the ink. On the front is a shield with a hound rampant, surmounted by a crowned eagle issuant for a crest (perhaps for a branch of the Bolognese family of Campeggi). |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This inkstand is made in the second half of the 16th century in Germany or Italy. It is in the form of a sea nymph playing a lute, her tails twined round the receptacle for the ink. On the front is a shield with a hound rampant, surmounted by a crowned eagle issuant for a crest (perhaps for a branch of the Bolognese family of Campeggi). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.693-1910 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2004 |
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