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Source Description
Intended for use on the writing table, this ink pot was used with a dip pen or quill. It may have belonged to a professional scribe or scholar, or perhaps to a wealthy layperson. The leather is embellished by tooling, embossing (pressing), and punching.
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Document identity
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143159
label
Ink Pot
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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143159
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object
title
Ink Pot
description
Intended for use on the writing table, this ink pot was used with a dip pen or quill. It may have belonged to a professional scribe or scholar, or perhaps to a wealthy layperson. The leather is embellished by tooling, embossing (pressing), and punching.
date
c. 1425–1450
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60757815
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Leather
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
cul
Northern Italy, 15th century
accession
1967.14
Source extras
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leather
tombstone
Ink Pot, c. 1425–1450. Northern Italy, 15th century. Leather; overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1967.140
collection
MED - Gothic
creditline
Sundry Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 07:21:15.420000
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143159
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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leather
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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