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Source Description
European inkstands were most often made of silver, though examples in pewter, lead, earthenware, and porcelain, like this one, are also known. They were used to hold pens, ink, and other writing implements. These might include a taper stick (a holder for small candles), a pounce box (for sprinkling sand or pounce, a powdered gum, used to dry ink on paper), a wafer-box (to hold wafers used to seal letters), a penknife, and quills. This inkstand, made at the Chelsea manufactory in southwest London, was inspired by examples made in France.
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Document identity
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3198
label
Inkstand with Sandbox and Cover for Pen Compartment
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Source metadata
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3198
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normalized
title
Inkstand with Sandbox and Cover for Pen Compartment
description
European inkstands were most often made of silver, though examples in pewter, lead, earthenware, and porcelain, like this one, are also known. They were used to hold pens, ink, and other writing implements. These might include a taper stick (a holder for small candles), a pounce box (for sprinkling sand or pounce, a powdered gum, used to dry ink on paper), a wafer-box (to hold wafers used to seal letters), a penknife, and quills. This inkstand, made at the Chelsea manufactory in southwest London, was inspired by examples made in France.
provenance
Lady Lavinia Bickersteth, London; George R. Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1759-1769
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
inkstands
lids,boxes
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.5
height
21.9
depth
11.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/4 x W: 8 5/8 x D: 4 3/8 in. (9.53 x 21.91 x 11.11 cm)
Source extras
med
gilt on soft paste porcelain
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15410
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EAN
exhibition_ids
2759
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