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1926

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Ink Eraser with Porcelain Handle Ink Eraser

This is a ink eraser. It was possibly by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated late 18th–19th century and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 1.5 × 2.3 × 14.5 cm (9/16 × 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Ink Eraser with Porcelain Handle Ink Eraser; Possibly by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver; H x W x D: 1.5 × 2.3 × 14.5 cm (9/16 × 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-517

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