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Cup, tea and saucer
Swansea China Works
(Factory)
Tea cup and saucer, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain with a green tinged translucency; cup standing on a prominent cylindrical foot rim, rounded sides flaring slightly at lip, with basket weave moulding above spiral gadrooning; ear-shaped loop handle; saucer on a tapered foot rim, slightly curved spreading sides; edge moulded with basket weave pattern above spiral gadrooning; both painted with four single roses and blue convolvuli, the saucer also with a rose in the centre; gilt lip to cup and saucer, and a gilt brushstroke line to the handle.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33934
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.6
diam
(cm): 8.5
l(cm) handle to lip:9.7
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:3 13/16
l(in)
Height
(cm): 2.8
diam
(cm): 14.1
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Slip-cast
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Enamel
Gilding
Location
In store
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