1969.1470 Glass inkwell
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Bottle (Inkwell or ink bottle)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Place of Origin:

    Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region, Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland, Europe

  • Date:

    1750-1775

  • Materials:

    Glass (nonlead); Enameled

  • Techniques:

    Blown, Painted, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.1470


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.1470

Object Name

Bottle (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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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"

Materials

Glass (nonlead); Enameled

Techniques

Blown, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

2.165 (H) , 2.087 (L) , 2.047 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.5 (H) , 5.3 (L) , 5.2 (W)

Object Description

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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).