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Lithophane
Porcelain plaque or 'lithophane' the porcelain body of a pale greyish hue when unlit, producing a range of creamy greys when lit; of rectangular form, very thinly cut, the design depicted in intaglio, when back lit producing the image, in light and shade, of a half-length portrait of a man, wearing an open fronted shirt, an unbuttoned waistcoat, a top coat and a tri-corn hat, holding a gnarled wooden staff in one hand, the other arm raised with one finger pointing upward.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32037
Creation/Production
South Wales Pottery
Date: 1850 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1/12/1921
Given by W.H. Renwick
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.2
diam
(cm): 10.9
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
intaglio
forming
Applied Art
Material
porcelain
Location
In store
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