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Inkpot (Inkwell or ink bottle)
1750-1775
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region; Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Museum Object Number
1958.1421
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1421
Object Name
Inkpot (Inkwell or ink bottle)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Bohemia (northern), Bor region; Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland; Europe
Origin Notes
See references.
Date
1750-1775
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Techniques
- Blown
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
2.598 (H) x 2.323 (W) x 2.362 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.6 (H) x 5.9 (W) x 6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Drahotova, Olga. 1983 European Glass.
• Very similar enameled white glass inkwell: p. 155, no. 110, northern Bohemia, Bor region, 1750-75Book: 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).