Inkwell with Banded Hedge

Manufacturer Bow Porcelain Works (English, 1744 - 1776)

CultureEnglish

OriginEngland

PeriodGeorge II (1727-1760)

Date1750

MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels

DimensionsOverall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) Outside Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

MarkingsInscribed "MADE AT NEW CANTON 1750"

DescriptionBow documentary inkwell, with a squat cylindrical body enamelled in the Kakiemon style using a famille verte palette of Chinese taste. The flat shoulder is pierced with inkpot and quill holes.

Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection

Object numberG05.12.2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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