Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses
Patanazzi family · 1584
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The "Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses" is a Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) object, created in 1584. It was produced by the Patanazzi family. The inkstand measures 19 × 20 1/2 × 14 7/8 inches (48.3 × 52.1 × 37.8 cm).
Classified under "Ceramics-Pottery," the piece is held in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. It entered The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of The Friedsam Collection, bequeathed by Michael Friedsam in 1931.
The catalogue record does not provide information regarding its culture or provenance. No exhibition history or specific literature related to this item is listed.
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