Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cup

Swansea China Works (Decorator)
Morris, Henry (Decorator)

Tea cup, 'duck-egg' porcelain, standing on a slightly tapering foot ring, undulating tapering sides with basket-weave moulding round the rim above elongated spiral cartouches, ear-shaped loop handle; decorated in overglaze enamels with four dark green cornucopiae filled with roses and other garden flowers and with gilt foliate scroll, gilding to the rim, foot and handle.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36455

Creation/Production

Henry Morris, 1799-1880, at Swansea 1814-1826
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Decorator
Place: Swansea
Period: 1816-1826

Acquisition

Bequest, 9/12/2002

Measurements

Height (cm): 6.1
Width (cm): 9.3
diam (cm): 7.7
Height (in): 2
Width (in): 3
diam (in): 3

Techniques

Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Turned
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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