Inkwell in the Form of a Grotesque Head

Provenance

Julien Gréau, Paris, by 1885; Léopold Goldschmidt [1830-1904], Paris, after 1885;[1] (Lowengard, Paris); purchased 23 August 1905 by Peter A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Widener 1935, 34.

Inkwell in the Form of a Grotesque Head

French 19th Century

c. 1850

Accession Number

1942.9.276

Medium

copper alloy with glass insert

Dimensions

overall: 12.1 x 9.5 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection