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 CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1755-1760
Object number: G07.18.4a-b
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1755
Object number: G05.12.4.1-2
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1755
Object number: G07.18.2.1a-b&2a-b
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735
Object number: G04.18.9a-b