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German stoneware ink stand with figures

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An image of Ink Stand/Inkwell. Stoneware. Mid 18th Century. German.

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Ink Stand/Inkwell. Stoneware. Mid 18th Century. German.

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  • Accession Number: C.2058-1928
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 790 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 270.49kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2014:03:28 12:50:14

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