Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer, 'duck-egg' porcelain, the cup standing on a tapering foot ring, curved sides with very slightly flared rim, ear-shaped loop handle, the saucer on a tapering foot ring with plain curved sides; decorated over the glaze with a continuous band of scrolling gilt sprays incorporating small gilt urns, enamelled pink roses and blue convolvuli, scalloped gilt edge to the rim, gilt handle and line round foot of cup.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36462

Creation/Production

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

Acquisition

Bequest, 9/12/2002

Measurements

Height (cm): 5.6
Width (cm): 9.5
diam (cm): 7.9
Height (cm): 2.7
diam (cm): 14.9
Height (in): 2
Width (in): 3
diam (in): 3
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 5

Techniques

Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
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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