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Inkpot

1767 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain. Body nearly cylindrical with slight incurved sides, narrow mouth, and four holes round the shoulder for pens. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design of a landscape and floral sprays. Inscribed and dated M.S. 1767.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, James Pennington's factory, Liverpool, 1767.
Physical description
Inkpot of soft-paste porcelain. Body nearly cylindrical with slight incurved sides, narrow mouth, and four holes round the shoulder for pens. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design of a landscape and floral sprays. Inscribed and dated M.S. 1767.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'M.S. 1767' (Inscribed and dated 1767)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 4.130
  • Watney, Bernard. English blue and white porcelain of the eighteenth century, 2nd ed., London: Faber and Faber, 1973, pl. 57D
Collection
Accession number
3239-1901

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Record createdOctober 19, 1998
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