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Punch-bowl
Basin, slightly translucent white glass, standing on a rounded spreading waisted foot, wide bowl with rounded curving sides; decorated in enamel colours and oil-gilding with around the exterior sides of the bowl an inscription in oil-gilt wich has mostly worn off so that only the date '1849' can be made out with any certainty, above this inscription is a continous border of flowers and foliage in enamels and gilt, around the interior sides of the bowl are four floral sprigs in enamels, narrow gilt lines around the foot-rim, lower body and interior lip-rim, a wider gilt line around the exterior lip-rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51538
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1849 ca.
Acquisition
Gift, 20/6/1922
Given by Dr & Mrs Wade Richards
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.5
diam
(cm): 28
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 11
Techniques
blown
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
opaque glass
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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