Inkipedia
Urn Shaped Inkwell
| Categories | Early - Primitive |
| Material | Silver |
| Markings | See narrative |
| Origin | Germany |
| Date or Era | 1767–69 |
| Measuring | Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) |
This urn-shaped inkwell is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (NYC) collection of European decorative art. The piece is inscribed with an “A” with a coronet. It bears the mark “AD” in oval which is the maker’s mark for Abraham Drentwett IV, 1711–1785, master 1741. The pinecone mark is the town mark for Augsburg for 1767-69.
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