Inkpot (Inkwell or ink bottle)
Museum Object Number1958.1421 |
Object Name
Inkpot (Inkwell or ink bottle)
Category
Glass
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Place of Origin
Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region, Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland, Europe
Origin Notes
See references.
Date
1750-1775
Materials
Glass (nonlead); Enameled
Techniques
Blown, Painted, Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
2.598 (H) , 2.362 (L) , 2.323 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.6 (H) , 6 (L) , 5.9 (W)
Object Description
Text available soon.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
[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).