Inkpot

1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded. Of depressed globular form, supported on three claw feet, and with a socket at the top for a well. Round the middle is a continuous corn-stalk with small birds, insects and sprays of foliage. The shoulder is moulded with four floral scrolls, separated by birds and a butterfly in gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, 1795.
Physical description
Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded. Of depressed globular form, supported on three claw feet, and with a socket at the top for a well. Round the middle is a continuous corn-stalk with small birds, insects and sprays of foliage. The shoulder is moulded with four floral scrolls, separated by birds and a butterfly in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Ink Well PAIR OF INK WELLS
Porcelain
ITALY (NAPLES); 1795
Gift of Mr J. H. Fitzhenry
C.41 & 42-1910
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mr. J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
One of a pair with C.41-1910.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.42-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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