Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup, two-handled

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, two handled standing on a short foot rim with steep concave curving sides straightening towards the centre and then leading into a gentle convex curve at rim, two rococo style moulded handles; painted in polychrome enamels with two sprays of naturalistic flowers, a yellow spray on one side with loose petals hiding kiln flaw and a puce spray on the other, a gild band to foot rim and a gilt dentil edge on inside of rim, the handles are touched in gilt; glazed

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36488

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Chelsea, London
Period: 1759-1772

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918

Measurements

Height (cm): 6.5
diam (cm): 6.8
Width (cm): 9.7
Height (in): 2
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3

Techniques

Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Soft-paste porcelain

Location

In store
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