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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Inkstand

ca. 1859 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkstand with insert and cover, porcelain, picked out with gold and silver; in the form of a sandalled foot; adaptation form an antique bronze lamp.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Vessel Body
  • Vessel Insert
  • Vessel Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, picked out with gold and silver
Brief description
Inkstand with insert and cover, porcelain, picked out with gold and silver, Kerr, Binns & Co., Worcester, England, ca. 1859
Physical description
Inkstand with insert and cover, porcelain, picked out with gold and silver; in the form of a sandalled foot; adaptation form an antique bronze lamp.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Length: 19.1cm
Collection
Accession number
4682 to B-1859

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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