Glass
Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region, Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland, Europe
1750-1775
Glass (nonlead); Enameled
Blown, Painted, Enameled
1969.1470
Object Number1969.1470 |
Bottle (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
1. Label; Underside; Beige label with black ink handwriting: "[Ol]d Bristol/ Flask/ PPE/ 15oo"
2. Label; Underside; Beige label with black ink handwriting: "3/320"
Glass (nonlead); Enameled
Blown, Painted, Enameled
2.165 (H) , 2.087 (L) , 2.047 (W)
5.5 (H) , 5.3 (L) , 5.2 (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).