INK BOTTLE

Creator(s): Whitefriars Glassworks ((Possibly))

Currently in storage

About this object

The ink bottle is made of clear glass which encases Millefiori canes. The canes are in the bottom of the stopper and the bottle, while the rest is clear glass. The canes are in many colors, predominantly red and white with touches of yellow, blue and acqua. The stopper is spherical with a flattened bottom. The bottle is half a sphere with a stem at the top in which the stopper rests.

Object name:

INK BOTTLE

Made from:

Glass

Made in:

England

Date made:

ca. 1860

Size:

14.6 x 11.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

23.187.1-2

Class:

GLASS

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973