INKWELL
Creator(s): C. Phillipp (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
A large inkwell shaped like a fountain with people around it. On either side is a rectangular hinged lid which covers a round depression lined with glass. This was intended for ink. It has steps leading to a fountain which spills over a column. There are eight figures in the round dressed in classical drapery who surround the fountain where they are coming to drink.
- Object name:
- INKWELL
- Made from:
- Brass
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 1880-1914
- Size:
- 24.1 × 43.8 cm (9 1/2 × 17 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.273
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION lower right: C. PHILIPP Fec., AB in a square; on fountain in center: POSTUM
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978