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Inkstand

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkstand with movable fitting and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Circular inkstand with two gilt foliated projections from the rim, on which are sockets for pens in pairs. Cylindrical inkwell. Decorated with groups of flowers, and round the rim with a border of gilt scrollwork and diaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Inkstand Body
  • Inkstand Insert
  • Inkstand Cover
  • Inkwell
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Inkstand with movable fitting and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Inkstand with movable fitting and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Circular inkstand with two gilt foliated projections from the rim, on which are sockets for pens in pairs. Cylindrical inkwell. Decorated with groups of flowers, and round the rim with a border of gilt scrollwork and diaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.779 to B-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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