Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Cup, tea and saucer
Tea cup, hard-paste porcelain, short foot-rim, rounded sides and plain loop handle; painted in polychrome enamels with around the exterior of the cup scattered floral sprigs including pink roses, around the top of the cup an elaborate border of gilt scrolls with a blue line running through them, a gilt line around the foot-rim, a gilt dentil edge to the lip-rim, the handle picked out in gilt. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, short foot-rim and curving sides; painted in polychrome enamels with to the well scattered floral sprigs including pink roses, around the sides of the well an elaborate border as on the cup, a gilt dentil edge to the rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 37075
Creation/Production
La Courtille Porcelain Factory
Date: 18th century (late)
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.4
diam
(cm): 5.9
Width
(cm): 7.8
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Width
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 12.2
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 4
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
Location
In store
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