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Inkwell Inkwell

This is a inkwell. It was designed by Adrien Pierre Dalpayrat. It is dated ca. 1890–1900 and we acquired it in 2013. Its medium is stoneware, bronze, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Harry C. Sigman.

This object has not been digitized yet.
  • Inkwell Box, 1900–10
  • patinated bronze, blown glass.
  • The Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago.
  • 72.2015.3

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 11.7 x 12.1 x 11.7 cm (4 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On unglazed underside of inkwell: [1] "Dalpayrat", painted in black (designer's signiture) [2] "75", writen in pencil [?] [3] "ox", writen in pencil [?]

Cite this object as

Inkwell Inkwell; Designed by Adrien Pierre Dalpayrat (French, 1844 - 1910); France; stoneware, bronze, gold; H x W x D: 11.7 x 12.1 x 11.7 cm (4 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.); Gift of Harry C. Sigman; 2013-21-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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