Victorian Ink Bottle
$35.00
A “master” ink bottle, used for newspaper printing, refilling desktop inkwells, et c. Made for London ink company P & J Arnold by J. Bourne & Son. Bourne owned an excellent deposit of stoneware clay in Derbyshire, from which they made industrial wares from 1809 to 1976 (this example is from the Victorian period). It has a simple salt glaze, a process in which salt is introduced into the kiln, where it vaporizes and reacts with the clay to produce a thin, impervious finish. Makes a very satisfactory vase.
9” x 3.5”