Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer, 'duck-egg' porcelain, the cup of London shape standing on a rounded foot ring, the sides curving out at the base then straight and widening gradually to the rim, wide curvaceous ogee handle with pointed inturned tip standing above the rim, the saucer with rounded foot ring and curved sides; decorated in overglaze enamels with pattern 117, two green urns holding pink roses, scattered sprays of pink roses and blue convolvuli, gilt lines to the rims and the foot of the cup, gilt husks on the handle.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36456

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Swansea
Period: 1816-1826

Acquisition

Bequest, 9/12/2002

Measurements

Height (cm): 6.7
Height (cm): 6
Width (cm): 11.1
diam (cm): 9.4
Height (in): 2
Height (in): 2
Width (in): 4
diam (in): 3
Height (cm): 2.7
diam (cm): 14.4
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 5

Techniques

Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Turned
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Soft-paste porcelain
Glaze
Enamel
Gilding

Location

In store
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