Collections Online
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Advanced Search
Cup, cabinet and saucer
Nantgarw China Works
(Decorator)
Pardoe, Thomas
(Decorator)
Miniature cabinet cup of soft-paste porcelain with white translucency; urn-shaped body on a turned pedestal foot, with a flared rim; the handle in the form of a snake-headed loop attached above the rim and joined to the body by a long spur. Painted on one side with a pink rose and a blue butterfly, on the other with a white and pink flower; inside the rim, a border of circles of gold dots centred on green dots; gilt lines around the rim, foot and above the waist; gilt details on the handle.
(We are not able to provide an image for this item at this time. This is either due to copyright restrictions, or because the item is awaiting digitisation. We apologise for any inconvenience.)
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31433
Creation/Production
1813 - 1822
1770-1823
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Decorator
Place: Nantgarw
Period: 1818-1823
Acquisition
Transfer, 1921
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.9
diam
(cm): 5.6
Width
(cm): 7
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Turned
Forming
Applied Art
Slip-cast
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Porcelain
Glaze
Enamel
Gilding
Location
In store
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.