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Inkwell
1787
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2008.0022
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Jonathan Rickard in memory of S. Robert Titelman.
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Object Number
2008.0022
Object Name
Inkwell
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1787
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Shoulder
Inscription: Painted maroon enamel "1787 W.L"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular, with rounded corners, white auction sticker on underside: (black-printed) "NORTHEAST AUCTIONS" over black ink hand-written "#967/[encircled] 2"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Encrusted
- Slip decorated
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.441 (H) x 3.228 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.2 (H) x 8.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Adams, Brian & Thomas, Anthony. 1996 A Potwork in Devonshire: The History & Products of the Bovey Tracey Potteries 1750-1836.
• Encrusted wasters from Bovey Tracey's Indeo Pottery, Devon, site: p. 55, noting "terra tersia" as period term.Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Encrusted or inlaid agate teapot and urn with smoothed surfaces: pp. 30-31, fig. 41 (teapot) noting an "RA WOOD BURSLEM" impressed example, c. 1785; fig. 42, urn, c. 1790Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Sold at auction: October 12, 2006, lot 967, from the William Guthman Collection