Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup and saucer

Cup, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a high foot, ovoid body, flaring lip-rim, high ring and scroll handle with a moulded mask to the lower terminal; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the front of the exterior body a large spray of flowers, the foot, exterior lip-rim, interior upper body and handle painted gilt. One side of the body cracked and repaired. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, rounded waisted foot-rim and spreading sides; finely painted in polychrome enamels with around the sides of the well three floral sprigs, gilt bands around the centre and edge of the well and the edge of the rim. One side of the saucer cracked and repaired.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 35983

Creation/Production

Unknown
Date: 1810-1815

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton

Measurements

Height (cm): 9.8
diam (cm): 7.5
Width (cm): 8.9
Height (in): 3
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3
Height (cm): 2.9
diam (cm): 12.9
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 5

Techniques

wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art

Material

hard-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
glaze

Location

In store
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