Inkwell

Germany

1822-25

  • Titles Inkwell (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast iron
  • Dimensions 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (16.1 × 12.5 × 12.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.221.15
  • Work Type inkwell
  • Classification Furniture

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Obverse: In the background a Greek temple with the statue of Pallas Athena surrounded by people, in the foreground, men engaged in peaceful work. Reverse: The figure of lamenting Prussia with a shield displaying the Prussian eagle in front of a Greek temple with the statue of Pallas Athena, before her a broken plough and a destroyed well in reference to commerce and agriculture.
Satuette on tall plinth.
Tea caddy with cover in blue and white with flower design
View of the Limburg Cathedral.