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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. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkstand with two inkwells, one collar and covers of porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. The outside is moulded in relief with a wicker pattern, interrupted by four gilt-edged panels in which are landscapes and bouquets alternately. On the top, arrows and bows are in gold on a dull sage-green ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Inkstand
  • Inkwell
  • Cover
  • Inkwell
  • Cover
  • Collar
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Inkstand with two inkwells, one collar and covers of porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded, English, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Inkstand with two inkwells, one collar and covers of porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. The outside is moulded in relief with a wicker pattern, interrupted by four gilt-edged panels in which are landscapes and bouquets alternately. On the top, arrows and bows are in gold on a dull sage-green ground.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.783 to E-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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