Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Vase, pot-pourri with cover

Vase, pot-pourri, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, with a green translucency; standing on a round pedestal base with acanthus leaf and beaded moulding; gadroon moulded bowl, and flared sides to flared flanged rim with acanthus leaf and beaded moulding; double curved spindle handles with embossed florets; flat-topped conical cover with beading, and pointed bud finial; painted in polychrome enamels, with a dense garden of flowers growing from above the gadrooning, including a pink rose bush, irises, tulips, and convolvuli; the cover painted with flowers growing inwards from the rim, including crocuses, and primroses; mouldings high-lighted in gilt, gilt handles, and plain gilt bands to foot, collar, and lid.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 33843

Creation/Production

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

Acquisition

Bequest, 10/12/1953

Measurements

Height (cm): 11.5
l(cm) handle to handle:12
l(cm)
Width (cm): 11.2
Height (in): 4
l(in) handle to handle:4 11/16
l(in)
Width (in): 4

Techniques

Moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Soft-paste porcelain
Enamel
Gilding

Location

In store
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