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Ink Bottle

1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt-glazed stoneware ink bottle of baluster shape.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Brief description
Ink bottle, baluster shape, salt-glazed stoneware, London, 1750-1800
Physical description
Salt-glazed stoneware ink bottle of baluster shape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Credit line
Given by Robin Hildyard
Production
Made in Vauxhall during the second half of the 18th century - when there was an increasing demand for ink and blacking bottles.
Bibliographic reference
Massey, Roger, Felicity Marno & Simon Spero. Ceramics of Vauxhall: 18th century pottery and porcelain. London: The English Ceramic Circle, 2007, p. 34
Collection
Accession number
C.214-2014

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Record createdJanuary 3, 2014
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