1955.0589 Redware inkwell
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Inkstand (Inkwell)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Possibly Somerset, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1850-1870

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (redware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Slab-constructed, Rouletted (coggled), Pierced, Incised

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0589


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Object Number

1955.0589

Object Name

Inkstand (Inkwell)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Possibly Somerset, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1850-1870

Materials

Earthenware (redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Slab-constructed, Rouletted (coggled), Pierced, Incised

Dimensions (inches)

2.835 (H) , 6.614 (L) , 4.803 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.2 (H) , 16.8 (L) , 12.2 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published: fig. 126, Pennsylvania, 1780-1820
[Catalogue] Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
Inkwell of more complex form with somewhat similar design features: Fall 2021 sale, lot 128, similar approach to handles and piercing, signed "Made by / John Grady / 1866," Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylavania.