Inkwell
| Accession Nr.: | 74.238.1-3 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Willaschek, Valentin / model |
| Manufacturer: | Iron Foundry of Munkács |
| Date of production: |
19th century
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| Place of production: | Germany (presumably) |
| Inscription: | jelzetlen |
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| Materials: | cast iron |
| Dimensions: |
height: 12,4 cm
base diameter: 13,6 x 6,8 cm
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The Falstaff-figure stands in a fencing position on the rectangular plinth. Its body is detachable from the waist-line, concealing the ink well the head hides the powder container and can also be detached. There is an engraved inscription on the plinth, in cursives: So lag ich und so führte ich meine Klinge (So I lay down and so I led my blade).
Literature
- a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 444. (Békési Éva)
