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

Ink Pot

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ink pot of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, in the form of a concave cylinder; the sides are painted with sprays of flowers, and the top has been broken away


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Ink pot of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, in the form of a concave cylinder, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770
Physical description
Ink pot of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, in the form of a concave cylinder; the sides are painted with sprays of flowers, and the top has been broken away
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
These two pieces (which do not match) were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Walker's sale, Sotheby's, for £2 12 shillings, in April 1869, and again from Walker's sale, Sotheby's, for £1 18 shillings in April 1868
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 714 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:709/A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
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