id:			143160
accession number:	1967.140.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.140.a
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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.a

title:				Ink Pot
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creation date:			c. 1425–1450
creation date earliest:		1420
creation date latest:		1455
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Sundry Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern Italy, 15th century
technique:	leather
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Leather
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measurements: Overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
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	(Julius Böhler, Munich).
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wall 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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