Inkstand
1770-1784 (made)
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Inkstand with pounce pot, ink pot and cover, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. The stand is an irregular oblong shape resting on four oblong feet. It consists of a pen tray decorated with a ram's head and laurel wreaths in relief, coloured in blue and gilt. The cover is painted with a blue and gilt border and bouquets. A lamb with flowers round its neck is applied in relief on top. The pots are cylindrical with vertical fluting painted in blue and gilt, they fit into rings moulded with scroll pattern and painted blue and gilt.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled, moulded and gilt |
| Brief description | Inkstand with pounce pot, ink pot and cover, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1784 |
| Physical description | Inkstand with pounce pot, ink pot and cover, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. The stand is an irregular oblong shape resting on four oblong feet. It consists of a pen tray decorated with a ram's head and laurel wreaths in relief, coloured in blue and gilt. The cover is painted with a blue and gilt border and bouquets. A lamb with flowers round its neck is applied in relief on top. The pots are cylindrical with vertical fluting painted in blue and gilt, they fit into rings moulded with scroll pattern and painted blue and gilt. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood |
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| Accession number | C.372 to C-1922 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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