collection of Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

Additional Image:

The inkwell with taper stick top removed.
Detail of the print.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Landscapes and Waterscapes
Date
1840-1850
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.20 in (30.99 cm)
Maker
John Ridgway

Maker's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

Bone china inkwell with removable top formed as a holder for a taper.  The front of the inkwell is printed with a scene entitled "WINDSOR CASTLE".  A group of horse riders enter the scene from the right; the leader is riding side saddle, suggesting that this is Queen Victoria and an escort riding outside her Windsor castle home.The mark on the base is the
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