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What is it? No hints at this time

#1 User is offline   Lucille Oka Icon

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Posted 03 August 2012 - 04:24 AM

I just had to share this; it is an odd little thing. And as always do not use screen shots.
I saw this and as always I try to figure it out before I check the captions or notes. I couldn't figure it out either. To me it looked like just a lump of glazed clay. I will give you one view now and another later.


Attached File  #1 Image.jpg (15.49K)
Number of downloads: 129 Attached File  #2 Image.jpg (14.47K)
Number of downloads: 138 Here is the second image.
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 08:23 AM

View PostLucille Oka, on 03 August 2012 - 04:24 AM, said:

I just had to share this; it is an odd little thing. And as always do not use screen shots.
I saw this and as always I try to figure it out before I check the captions or notes. I couldn't figure it out either. To me it looked like just a lump of glazed clay. I will give you one view now and another later.

Attachment #1 Image.jpg


It seems to have a nautical theme to it, but I grew up and live in Kansas so I don't have much experience with water and what little we had is rapidly drying up. Denice
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 12:26 AM

Yes, it does have sea creatures of some sort. But ahh what is it? There is a visible faint hint.
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 02:18 AM

A jug, (or an ashtray), there's not much that can't be used as an ashtray. :D
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 09:23 AM

I was thinking door stop. :)
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 01:22 PM

my guess ... aquarium decor.

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 02:19 PM

Water dropper for sumi ink when one is using an inkstone?

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 03:34 PM

View PostJBaymore, on 04 August 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

Water dropper for sumi ink when one is using an inkstone?

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I see one faint little white fleck at the bottom almost center of the image. My guess--octopus.

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 10:30 PM

Maybe an ocarina or whistle?


View PostLucille Oka, on 03 August 2012 - 04:24 AM, said:

I just had to share this; it is an odd little thing. And as always do not use screen shots.
I saw this and as always I try to figure it out before I check the captions or notes. I couldn't figure it out either. To me it looked like just a lump of glazed clay. I will give you one view now and another later.

Attachment #1 Image.jpg

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 12:51 AM

View PostJBaymore, on 04 August 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

Water dropper for sumi ink when one is using an inkstone?

best,

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Close.
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 07:06 AM

curiouser and curiouser! When do we learn the truth????
Suspense is killing me!
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:01 PM

I have added an additional image of the vessel. It was difficult to do for some reason.
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:51 PM

Looks like a soap dish with an undersea theme.
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 07:41 PM

View PostIdaho Potter, on 06 August 2012 - 06:51 PM, said:

Looks like a soap dish with an undersea theme.


Dear All,

But there is that definite hole or created opening on the right side suggestive of use for either drawing something up into the vessel or blowing something out??

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 07:07 AM

Wow...love that color in the second photo. It is looking like a soap dish with drains.
when will you tell us???
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 03:48 PM

View PostMarcia Selsor, on 07 August 2012 - 07:07 AM, said:

Wow...love that color in the second photo. It is looking like a soap dish with drains.
when will you tell us???
Marcia


I agree, it is a very pretty color.

Still have no idea. The holes are strong onto compared to those on the sides suggestive of something dripping through these openings. What could it be??

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 05:50 AM

I hope this goes through I am posting this from my phone. The vessel is an ink well. I will try to post another ink well tomorrow when I get to my computer.
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 07:39 AM

An ink well! I have seen inkwells from the Middle East with those small holes.
Interesting. Where is it from..dates?
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 02:01 PM



It is a 'Shell Inkwell' Staffordshire, England 1830




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Posted 10 August 2012 - 12:00 AM

Attached File  Three Spaniel Ink Well Staffordshire victorian 1860.jpg (15.74K)
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This is the other Inkwell. It looks like it is a slip cast piece. I like the the dogs' attitudes.
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