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Inkwell Inkwell
This is a inkwell. It was designed by Alexandre Bigot and Edward Colonna. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is stoneware, bronze, gold, glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Alice Stern.
It is credited Gift of Alice Stern.
- Inkwell Box, 1900–10
- patinated bronze, blown glass.
- The Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago.
- 72.2015.3
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of body: [1] "A. Bigot", incised in script (factory mark); [2] "D 142 CF 10 / BO 5", incised signature.
Cite this object as
Inkwell Inkwell; Designed by Alexandre Bigot (1862 – 1927), Edward Colonna (German, 1862–1948); France; stoneware, bronze, gold, glass; H x diam.: 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Gift of Alice Stern; 1990-118-1-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.
