Inkstand
ca. 1760-ca. 1780 (made)
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Rectangular inkstand, but with shaped top and cut-away front, and with inkpot, sander, drawer and four pen holes; with blue-grey glaze, painted with floral sprigs in blue and with stylized flowers in 'bianco sopra bianco'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue and with <i>bianco sopra bianco</i> decoration |
| Brief description | Inkstand, tin-glazed earthenware with painted floral decoration, Pierre-François Fauquez's pottery factory, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, about 1760-1780 |
| Physical description | Rectangular inkstand, but with shaped top and cut-away front, and with inkpot, sander, drawer and four pen holes; with blue-grey glaze, painted with floral sprigs in blue and with stylized flowers in 'bianco sopra bianco' |
| Object history | Purchase. Formerly Fétis collection. |
| Production | Acquired as Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, c. 1760-80. Illustrated Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 32B, where dated to mid-18th century. |
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| Accession number | 121-1887 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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