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inkwell

Accession number: 80.93/10
Collection place: Surrey/Hampshire border
Production date: 1551-1700
Material: ceramic; earthenware
Measurements: H 81 mm;
Museum Section: Post-Medieval
Summary: Green glazed Surrey/Hampshire border ware small rounded jar, possibly an inkwell, but not stained inside. Has lightly incised cross underneath the base, which may have served as a batch or order marker.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)
Sub-category: Surrey/Hampshire border ware.

Related publications

Pearce, Jacqueline E.; Lakin, David; Edwards, J.E.C., Border wares Post-medieval pottery in London, 1500-1700: 1 London: HMSO, (1992). Volume 1 Pages: xii, 137 pISSN ISBN 0112904947 (Object details: p 73 fig 44 no 412, published)