Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Tea cup and saucer, white earthenware with clear glaze, 'Stylecraft' shapes SC5/L and SC6, the saucer is overall a square shape with rounded corners and slightly bulging edges, inset circular base, rounded sides with a square well, and a broad, flattened rim, the cup has an inset square base with rounded corners, rising to a rounded, open body with plain rim, square handle tapering at either end; decorated with the 'Red Domino' pattern, which comprises a thick, hand-painted band of red enamel with evenly spaced dots of white enamel in relief around the rim of the cup and saucer, and the outer surface of the cup's handle.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 39325

Creation/Production

Midwinter Ltd, W.R.
Midwinter, Roy
Tait, Jessie
Date: 1953-1960 ca –

Acquisition

Purchase, 9/12/2011

Measurements

(): l(cm) handle to lip:11.4
(): l(cm)
(): l(in) handle to lip:4 1/2
(): l(in)
Depth (cm): 9.1
Depth (in): 3
Height (cm): 5.9
Height (in): 2
diam (cm): 14.3
diam (in): 5

Techniques

press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art

Material

earthenware

Location

In store
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