Inkwell in the Form of a Child Carrying a Shell

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Inkwell in the Form of a Child Carrying a Shell

Severo da Ravenna

c. 1510/1520

Accession Number

1957.14.35

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 11.6 x 3.7 x 3.9 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection