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Inkstand

Attributed to Philippe Claude Montigny French
ca. 1770
Not on view
This inkstand appears to be identical to the one depicted in Gérard's portrait of Charles Maurice de Tallyrand (see 2012.348).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inkstand
  • Maker: Attributed to Philippe Claude Montigny (French, Paris 1734–1780 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1770
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Oak, veneered with ebony and mounted with gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (12.1 × 37.5 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mercedes T. Bass, Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Gifts, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.20
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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