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Inkwell
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In making this inkwell, shaped as a medieval reliquary, Caldwell's designers studied the Mosan champlevé enamels that were then displayed in the Renaissance Room of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Walter Rosen, Caramoor; Mrs. Sheila Perkins [see Sheila Redmond], Milton, MA, by gift [as a wedding present]; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by gift.
Geographies
USA, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 1/16 x 7 in. (12.8 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Perkins, 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.669