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Teapot and cover
Teapot, from a cabaret service, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, with a green translucency; standing on a pedestal foot, bulbous ovoid shape, upright collar with an ogee profile; serpent head spout with scallop moulded base, bordered by dentil moulding; loop handle moulded with a volute enclosing a floret embossed disc, and palmettes and leaves; flat inset cover, (finial missing); painted with large scrolling foliage in gilt ending with green cornucopias, and a green and gilt swag; green and gilt detailed border pattern inside the collar and around the cover; gilt detail to spout and handle mouldings; gilt bands to foot and collar.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33883
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Acquisition
Gift, 1882
Given by Cardiff Exhibition Committee, 1881
Measurements
Height
(cm): 11.7
l(cm) handle to spout:15.1
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 9.3
Height
(in): 4
l(in) handle to spout:5 15/16
l(in)
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
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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