Inkstand
Object type: Inkstand
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Philippe Claude Montigny
Artist bio: French, Paris 1734–1780 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1770
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, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Gifts, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2013
Accession year: 2013