Museum Object Number1958.1421 |
Inkpot (Inkwell or ink bottle)
Glass
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region, Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland, Europe
See references.
1750-1775
Glass (nonlead); Enameled
Blown, Painted, Enameled
2.598 (H) , 2.362 (L) , 2.323 (W)
6.6 (H) , 6 (L) , 5.9 (W)
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[Book] Drahotova, Olga. 1983 European Glass.
• Very similar enameled white glass inkwell: p. 155, no. 110, northern Bohemia, Bor region, 1750-75
[Book] van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• Similar form and ornament inkwell: p. 281, col. pl. 227, no. 2, inkwell (or sander missing perforated plate), South Germany (Black Forest) or Fluhi (Switzerland).