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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste porcelain, the inkstand with a white translucency, and the liner with a pale green translucency; cockle shaped with a flat unglazed base, and sunken flat top and inkwell containing a tapering liner; two periwinkle pen holders; painted with a frieze of wild flowers, including wild strawberries, and primroses; gilt marbling to exterior of cockle, gilt pen holders, and gilt band to liner rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33852
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.8
Length
(cm): 10
Width
(cm): 8.5
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 3
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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