Inkstand cover

Description

Cover for a triangular bronze inkstand, decorated with masks and foliate motifs and surmounted by a finial figure of a small child: Italian, Padua, c. 1500

Museum reference

A.1899.133 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Inkstand cover

Production information

Padua, Italy, Southern Europe

Date

c. 1500

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze

Associations

Stefano Bardini Collection

Exhibitions

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• The Age of Titian: Venetian Renaissance Art from Scottish Collections (05 Aug 2004 - 05 Dec 2004)
  Royal Scottish Academy