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Summary
Amber inkwell.
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| Title |
Amber inkwell.
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| Date | 1590s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | mica and sepiolite on amber , gilt on silver | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 7.5 × 14 × 8.5 cm (2.9 × 5.5 × 3.3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Schatzkammer
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| Accession number |
521
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| Object history |
1590s
: commissioned by Sigismund III Vasa,
Warsaw
1633: inherited by Anna Catherine Constance Vasa,
Warsaw
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| Notes | Decorated with 8 medallions with Christ and Virgin Mary along with unidentified contemporary portraits (2 of them possibly of Sigismund III Vasa and his daughter Anna Maria) and a medallion with Polish Eagle with letter S on his chest. Lock in the form of a winged hart under crown with flowers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Own work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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