Inkwell

Designer Designer: Antoine-Louis Barye French

Founder Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne French

cast between 1876 and 1947

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: Inkwell
Designer: Designer: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
Founder: Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, St-Martin-de-Fresnay 1810–1892 Paris)
Date: cast between 1876 and 1947
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze (sand-cast), crystal
Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 11 in. (27.3 x 44.5 x 27.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, 1947
Object Number: 47.73a–g
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

Pair of Nine Light Candelabra with Six Figures, Masks, and Chimeras, Antoine-Louis Barye French, Bronze (sand cast), French, Paris — Pair of Nine Light Candelabra with Six Figures, Masks, and Chimeras
Antoine-Louis Barye
modeled ca. 1840, possibly cast between 1857 and 1875

Saint Peter's Seen From the Pincio, Rome, Henri-Joseph Harpignies French, Pen and black ink, brush, gray and blue-gray washes — Saint Peter's Seen From the Pincio, Rome
Henri-Joseph Harpignies
1856

Inkwell (part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Inkwell (part of a set)
Purveyor Asprey
1851

Tiger Devouring a Gavial (first reduction), Antoine-Louis Barye French, Bronze (sand cast), French — Tiger Devouring a Gavial (first reduction)
Antoine-Louis Barye
modeled in 1831, probably cast after 1847

Violin or Viola Bow, Brazilwood, other materials, French — Violin or Viola Bow
French
late 19th or early 20th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.