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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain with a slightly green translucency; cockle shaped with a flat unglazed base, and sunken flat top and inkwell; periwinkle pen holder, and a section of a coral as a domed cover with cowrie finial; painted with alternating pink and yellow roses around rim of inkwell; cockle and coral ribs high-lighted in gilt, gilt finial and pen holder.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33851
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 7.3
Length
(cm): 10
Width
(cm): 8.7
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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