Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Sucrier with cover

Sucrier, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a high spreading foot with three raised ribs around the top, ovoid body, flaring neck, to either side of the body are twin ornamental masked handles, round flat cover with to the centre a bud-shaped finial; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to either side of the exterior body of the sucrier a large spray of flowers, the foot, exterior neck, and handles of the sucrier and the finial on the cover painted gilt, a gilt band around the rim of the cover. One side of the neck of the sucrier broken and repaired.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 35981

Creation/Production

Unknown
Date: 1810-1815

Acquisition

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

Measurements

Height (cm): 12.4
diam (cm): 7.8
Width (cm): 9.4
Height (in): 4
diam (in): 3
Width (in): 3

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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