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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1988.106 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name inkwell Description Bow inkwell. Painted in early underglaze blue. Inscribed around top, Made at the New Canton factory in Bow, 1750. Blue glaze.the blue decoration is from cobalt. The lighter Royal Blue colour was only produced for a few years at the New Canton factory. Afterwards a deeper blue was used from an other source of cobalt from the continent. Production place London, Bow, New Canton Factory Production date 1750 Production period 18th Century, middle Material ceramic Technique manufacture Dimensions diameter: 87.00 mm height: 58.00 mm Location On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1988.106
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

inkwell
Description

Bow inkwell. Painted in early underglaze blue. Inscribed around top, Made at the New Canton factory in Bow, 1750. Blue glaze.the blue decoration is from cobalt. The lighter Royal Blue colour was only produced for a few years at the New Canton factory. Afterwards a deeper blue was used from an other source of cobalt from the continent.
Production place

London, Bow, New Canton Factory
Production date

1750
Production period

18th Century, middle
Material

ceramic
Technique

manufacture
Dimensions
Location

On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester

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