Inkstand in the form of a pomegranate in a gilt-bronze mount
Object type: Inkstand
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Chantilly or Villeroy
Artist: Chantilly|Villeroy
Artist bio: French|French, 1734/37–1748
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: porcelain ca. 1735, mounts ca. 1740–50 and later
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, gilded bronze
Dimensions: Body (a): 5 3/8 in. × 10 5/16 in. × 7 in. (13.7 × 26.2 × 17.8 cm)
Overall (with lid): 5 15/16 × 10 15/16 × 7 in. (15.1 × 27.8 × 17.8 cm)
Lid (b): 1 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (2.7 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession year: 2019