General Assembly London
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
  • Artists
  • Residency
  • About
  • Press
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Cart
0 items £
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Menu

Artworks

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Polly Bennett, The Calligraphist’s Cabinet, 2026

Polly Bennett

The Calligraphist’s Cabinet, 2026
Monochrome cabinet: Cabinet with different shades of bone pigment, oak gall ink used to write manuscripts, and oak gall specimens and recipe ingredients
Wooden cabinet, glass vials, pigment, ceramic, ink pot, oak gall ink, galls, bone, rust, gum arabic, ferric sulphate, ceramic dishes
Layers of London pigments: all pigments used, extra shades and oak gall ink
43 x 30 x 23 cm (doors closed), 43 x 46 x 38 (doors open)
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EPolly%20Bennett%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EThe%20Calligraphist%E2%80%99s%20Cabinet%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2026%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EMonochrome%20cabinet%3A%20Cabinet%20with%20di%EF%AC%80erent%20shades%20of%20bone%20pigment%2C%20oak%20gall%20ink%20used%20to%20write%20manuscripts%2C%20and%20oak%20gall%20specimens%20and%20recipe%20ingredients%3Cbr/%3E%0AWooden%20cabinet%2C%20glass%20vials%2C%20pigment%2C%20ceramic%2C%20ink%20pot%2C%20oak%20gall%20ink%2C%20galls%2C%20bone%2C%20rust%2C%20gum%20arabic%2C%20ferric%20sulphate%2C%20ceramic%20dishes%3Cbr/%3E%0ALayers%20of%20London%20pigments%3A%20all%20pigments%20used%2C%20extra%20shades%20and%20oak%20gall%20ink%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E43%20x%2030%20x%2023%20cm%20%28doors%20closed%29%2C%2043%20x%2046%20x%2038%20%28doors%20open%29%20%3C/div%3E
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
42 
of  155
Privacy Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2026 General Assembly London
Site by Artlogic
Go
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
View on Google Maps

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Reject non essential
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join General Assembly's mailing list

Interests *

Categories *
Sign up

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.