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On Display: House - Stoneware Closet
Inkstand (Inkwell)
1780-1900
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1912 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1912 A- C
Object Name
Inkstand (Inkwell)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1780-1900
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Slab-constructed
- Thrown
- Molded
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
2.559 (H) x 3.543 (W) x 6.693 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.5 (H) x 9 (W) x 17 (L)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions of inkpot: 1 3/4" diameter at rim; 1 1/4" diameter at flat base; 1 7/8" height Dimensions of sander: 1 7/8" diameter at rim; 1 3/16" diameter at base (flat); 1 7/8" height
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Skerry, Janine E. & Hood, Suzanne Findlen. 2009 Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America.
• Heart-shaped grey and blue stoneware inkwell with somewhat similar style ornament: p. 196, figs. 13-14, inscised on bottom "New York July 12th 1773/ William Crolius"