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Antique Treen Pounce Pot
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Antique Treen Pounce Pot

19th century
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Description

This is a mid 1800s boxwood pounce pot. The lid unscrews for refilling.

This pounce pot measures 7cm h x 4.9cm w.

The pounce had two functions it was shaken onto some writing surfaces like parchment to make it smooth to write on and the other use was to dry ink prior to  the introduction of blotting paper c1840. After sprinkling the pounce onto the surface excess pounce was poured back into the antique treen  pots via the holes in the top, hence why the top is saucer shaped to retain the precious pounce or by unscrewing the lid.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Pounce Pot to the 19th Century.

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Description
This is a mid 1800s boxwood pounce pot. The lid unscrews for refilling.

This pounce pot measures 7cm h x 4.9cm w.

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The pounce had two functions it was shaken onto some writing surfaces like parchment to make it smooth to write on and the other use was to dry ink prior to  the introduction of blotting paper c1840.
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After sprinkling the pounce onto the surface excess pounce was poured back into the antique treen  pots via the holes in the top, hence why the top is saucer shaped to retain the precious pounce or by unscrewing the lid.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Pounce Pot to the 19th Century.

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A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid.
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Archive I A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid.

Antique Treen Pounce Pot

Archive II A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid. View II
Archive III A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid. View III
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A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid.
Antique Treen Pounce Pot
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A small turned wooden pounce pot displaying a reeded base and a perforated concave top lid.
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A pounce pot held pounce powder, typically ground gum sandarac or cuttlefish bone, which was sprinkled over parchment or paper prior to writing to absorb oils and prevent quill ink from feathering.

Treen pounce pots were turned on a lathe using dense, fine-grained hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, beech, or lignum vitae, which allowed for precise threading and smooth finishes.

Authentic examples exhibit subtle lathe tool marks, natural timber shrinkage over time causing slight oval warping, and an authentic oxidized patina across the grain.

An antique treen pounce pot functions as a decorative object placed on a study desk, nestled alongside vintage books on a library shelf, or styled within a vignette of small wooden turned antiques.

Preserve turned wooden treen by keeping it away from direct heat sources and sunlight to stop the wood from splitting, dusting regularly, and applying a light coating of natural beeswax polish.
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