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Swiss ink stand in the form of a fountain

Image attached to C.2970 & A-D-1928

An image of Ink stand in the form of a fountain. Production Place: Switzerland. Tin-glazed earthenware.

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Ink stand in the form of a fountain. Production Place: Switzerland. Tin-glazed earthenware.

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  • Accession Number: C.2970-1928
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 810 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 267.49kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 39/1

Key words

18th Century Baroque Date Department Fitz_AA Material Medium Object Type Other Keywords Swiss Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd animals birds cherubs columns compartments drawers earthenware floral fountains glazed inkstand inkwell lion rampant lions pottery putti putto sheep tin-glazed writing

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