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
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.
Object number1966.153.0
MarkingsTo 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".On View
Not on view
Richard Welling
Richard Welling
