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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Inkstand Bottle
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Inkstand Bottle

Artist Henry Bailey (English, circa 1750 - 1770)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-69
MediumSilver | Glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (4.4 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedEngraved
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Wolcott
Object number2002.7.2
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DescriptionThis is one of the three octagonal cut-glass bottles set in pierced silver frames in the form of Chinese fretwork railings.

ProvenanceMade in London, England, 1768--1769; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baylor II, Norfolk, Virginia; Nannie Baylor Wolcott to her son, Edward W. Wolcott; Mr. Edward W. Wolcott to his wife, Mrs. Clara Wolcott; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Wolcott to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002.