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Bulb-pot
Pinxton
(Painter)
Billingsley, William
(Painter)
Bulb pot of semi-circular form, with flaring top and standing on a flared and moulded plinth with C-scroll feet; a shaped cover fitting into the pot with three raised necks for bulbs; decorated with a rectangular reserve painted with a landscape, Chepstow Castle and the Wye, in enamels, within a gilt border and flanked by ornate gilt scroll-work set between an elaborate gilt border on the shoulders and plinth; a chain leaf band and a gilt line to rim.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30097
Creation/Production
1758 - 1828
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Painter
Place: England
Period: 1798-1799
Acquisition
Purchase, 25/10/1982
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.8
Length
(cm): 17.2
Width
(cm): 8.4
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 6
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
Slip-cast
Forming
Applied Art
Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamels
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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