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Ink stand with circles and a flower roundel

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1799 · vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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About this work

Inkstand of stoneware on three low feet, with a penwell and two holders for the inkpot and the sand shaker. Partially covered in cobalt blue. The front and back feature a decoration of stamped, linked circles. Stamped circles on the outer wall of the penwell and on the top. Between the two holders a flower rosette. On the top four times and on the penwell twice a modeled 'rivet'. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

inkstand

Credit lineInk stand with circles and a flower roundel. c. 1750 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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