Images(3)

DepartmentAsia

Inkwell

NameInkwell

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateMid 19th-Mid 20th Century

Place madeIndia, South Asia, Asia

MediumBrass

Dimensions6 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (16.5 × 7 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz, A.2014.18.15

Object numberA.2014.18.15

Collections

Asia

DescriptionA brass inkwell with decorative finial top coming to a point and attached to base by a chain, decorative base stands on three legs.

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