Ink Pot (lid)
c. 1425–1450
https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.140.b
Intended for use on the writing table, this is the lid to an ink pot that 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.
Artifact
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143161
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object
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60756883"
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accession
1967.140.b
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Terms
Culture
Northern Italy, 15th century
Technique
leather
Medium
leather
Genre
Leather
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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