Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Supper dish and cover

Oval supper dish, forming the centre of a supper set, the curved body flaring slightly at lip. Flared slightly stepped oval foot. At either side horizontally positioned strip handles. Cover domed and stepped, with simple handle swelling slightly in middle and at either end. Painted in brown enamel with design of stylised circular overlapping leaves around base of handle on cover. On rim of cover and rim of tureen a border of alternate beads and dots, and an inner frieze stylised strawberry leaves joined by a linear arcade

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 30256

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Swansea
Period: 1795-1805

Acquisition

Purchase, 6/1918

Measurements

Height (cm): 13.4
Length (cm): 24.8
Width (cm): 16.6
Height (in): 5
Length (in): 9
Width (in): 6
Height (cm): 6.6
Height (in): 2
h(cm) overall:20
h(cm)
Height (in): 7

Techniques

Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamels
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Creamware

Location

In store
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