Inkwell cover

Description

Cover of earthenware for an inkwell painted with green stylised floral decoration, one of an inkwell, ink pot and cover: French, Noirmoutier, early 20th century

Museum reference

K.2002.988.3

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Inkwell cover

Production information

Noirmoutier, France, Western Europe

Date

Early 20th century

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Painted with stylised floral decoration in green on a white ground. The ink well is square with cut off corners and a pen holder at each corner. The ink pot has a band of green decoration at the rim.

Associations

Previous owner: Muir, Meta, Miss, 2003 (fl.)
Wright, I., 2002 (fl.)