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Ink Pot
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineInk 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
