Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Accession Number
2010/1.268

Title
Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Artist(s)
Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date
1875-1975

Medium & Support
porcelain, metal

Dimensions
2 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm )

Credit Line
Gift in loving memory of Donald Maxwell Robiner from his family

Physical Description
A porcelain inkwell with rounded corners. Painted flowers and butterflies decorate the base and the lid. The flowers are blue while the butterfly is gold.

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Primary Object Type
Inkwell

Rights
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Keywords
flowers (plant components)
inkwells
porcelain (visual works)

& Author Notes

All Rights Reserved

On display

UMMA Gallery Location ➜ AMH, 2nd floor ➜ 205 (Albertine Monroe-Brown Study-Storage Gallery) ➜ Cabinet C ➜ Shelf 3