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Inkstand (Inkwell)
1850-1870
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Possibly Somerset; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1955.0589
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0589
Object Name
Inkstand (Inkwell)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Possibly Somerset; 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) x 4.803 (D) x 6.614 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.2 (H) x 12.2 (D) x 16.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 126, Pennsylvania, 1780-1820Catalogue: 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.