Artist: Unknown, pottery; Date(s): dated 1757; Classification(s): stoneware, inkpot and pen case; Acquisition: bequeathed by Glaisher, J.W.L., Dr, 1928, Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest [C.493 & A-1928]
Description: White salt-glazed stoneware, moulded in two parts, the lower part pierced, and inscribed in red enamel. Cylindrical ink pot with double walls, the outer wall pierced with perforations in the shape of the four different pips of a pack of cards. The lid forming a sheath for a quill pen, is of tapering cylindrical form with a rounded end, and attachs by a screw to the neck of the pot. On the base the initials and date 'H:P/1757' are painted in red.
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