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Plate
Swansea China Works
(Painter)
Baxter, Thomas (junior)
(Painter)
On this plate, a large group of marigolds, anemones and convolvulus is set against a distant landscape with a lake and an octagonal summer house. Never used on porcelain before, this type of composition was probably inspired by similar depictions of flowers in Robert Thornton’s 'Temple of Flora' of 1799-1807. The plate is from a magnificent dessert service painted by Baxter for the Swansea factory’s proprietor, Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778-1855).
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31074
Creation/Production
1817 / 1817
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Painter
Period:
1817
Acquisition
Purchase, 15/5/1992
Purchased with support from The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.2
Depth
(cm): 21.7
Height
(in): 1 1/4
Depth
(in): 8 9/16
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
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