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