Arkivism
Ink stand with horses, vases and flowers
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Ink stand with horses, vases and flowers

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1799 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Stoneware inkstand with a pen holder and two holders for the inkwell and the sand shaker. Partially covered with cobalt blue. The front and back with a relief decoration of a printed and applied flower flanked by rearing horses and two-eared vases surrounded by a festoon. On the top an engraved, stylized flowering plant. On each corner a modeled 'rivet'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
inkstand
Credit lineInk stand with horses, vases and flowers. c. 1750 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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