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Inkwell cover

Description

Inkwell cover of tin glazed earthenware, one of an inkwell painted painted in pale blue, dark blue, yellow and red, ink pot and cover: French, Rouen, late 18th century

Museum reference

K.2002.992.3

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Inkwell cover

Production information

Rouen, France, Western Europe

Date

Late 18th century

Materials

Earthenware, Tin glaze

Physical description

Tin glazed earthenware painted in pale blue, dark blue, yellow and red on a white ground; the ink well is square with corner projections and holes at the corners to hold pens; the top of the ink pot and part of the interior is painted in yellow

Associations

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

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