Skip to main content

Ink pot: C.114 & A-1933

An image of Ink pot

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Swansea

Entities

Categories

Description

Soft-paste porcelain, moulded,glazed, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and glazed. The cover and outside of the shell-like bowl are painted with gold stripes. The inside of the shell is decorated with coloured blossom.

Legal notes

Beqeuathed by The Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards

Measurements and weight

Height: 2 3/4 in
Width: 3 7/8 in

Place(s) associated

  • Swansea ⪼ Wales

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1814 CE - 1822 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( polychorme) gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded,glazed, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Swansea
  • Method of creation: In red
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.114 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 41153
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ink pot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41153 Accessed: 2024-11-02 14:31:01

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41153 |title=Ink pot |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 14:31:01|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-41153

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa3/C_114_20_26_20A_1933_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Ink pot"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Ink pot</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...