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Vase
Vase, hybrid paste porcelain with an earthy buff translucency, and finely crackled glaze; standing on a straight sided pedestal foot, ovoid body with a tall cylindrical neck, flaring prominently at lip; two upright scrolled handles with embossed floret and leaf moulding, terminating with a large moulded palmette; each side painted with a flower spray; decorative scalloped gilt border around the neck and inside the lip with pendant stylised flowers; gilt bands to the foot, neck, and handles detailed in gilt.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34218
Acquisition
Gift, 1882
Given by Cardiff Exhibition Committee, 1881
Measurements
Height
(cm): 17.9
Width
(cm): 12.3
l(cm) handle to handle:15.3
l(cm)
Height
(in): 7
Width
(in): 4
l(in) handle to handle:6
l(in)
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
turned
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hybrid-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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