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Inkstand with Owl

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, USSR, founded 1744

    Designer

    Ivan Ivanovich Riznich, 1908

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    In the form of an owl perched on a tree trunk with circular opening for ink well.

    Credit Line

    The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds

    Date

    ca. 1935

    Accession Number

    1989-41-142

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    ceramics
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    inkstand

    Type

    inkstand

    Medium

    Porcelain, enamel

    Dimensions

    17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)

    made in

    Leningrad, Soviet Union

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48e6e9f88-8868-4e42-9a64-20022ddeec8d

    Record ID

    chndm_1989-41-142

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