Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup and saucer

Cup, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, rounded cylindrical sides curving inwards towards the base, slightly flaring lip-rim, simple scrolled loop handle; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the front of the exterior body of the cup a group of fruit bordered below by rococo scrolls in puce, around the rest of the exterior sides of the cup scattered insects including a butterfly and a ladybird, a chocolate edge to the lip-rim, the handle picked out with chocolate lines. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, curving sides; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the centre of the well a group of fruit bordered below by rococo scrolls in puce, around the sides of the well are scattered three insects including a butterfly, a chocolate edge to the rim. The foot-rim very slightly chipped.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 35522

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Period: 1760-1775

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918

Measurements

Height (cm): 6.4
diam (cm): 7.4
Width (cm): 9.3
Height (in): 2
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3
Height (cm): 2.7
diam (cm): 13
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
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Hard-paste porcelain
Enamel
Glaze

Location

In store
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