Ink Bottle
MakerMade by
Denby & Codnor-Park Potteries
(English)
DesignerMaterials patented by
J. Bourne & Son
(English)
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumWheel-thrown stoneware wth a light brown salt glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 9 x 3 1/2in. (22.9 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1966.153.0
DescriptionGrey stoneware ink bottle with a cone collar rim, sloping neck and shoulder, cylindrical body, and curved bottom. The ink bottle is glazed on the interior and exterior with a light brown salt glaze. To one side, near the bottom of the ink bottle, is an impressed mark, "VITREOUS STONE BOTTLES, CO./ WARRANTED NOT TO ABSORB,/ J. BOURNE & SON,/ PATENTEES./ DENBY & CODNOR PARK POTTERIES/ NEAR DERBY". There is one chip in the bottom edge of the ink bottle, revealing the stoneware below.
Status
Not on viewDr. Cyrus Pendleton
Richard Welling
Richard Welling