Inkpot
1795 (made)
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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
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| 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. |
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| Gallery label | 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)(ca. 1995) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.42-1910. |
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| Accession number | C.41-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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