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Teapot
Teapot, soft-paste porcelain; rectangular flared foot with rounded corners, bulbous body, upper part with cyma reversa profile; high wishbone handle with an inner closed loop; spout with raised volute scrolls at lip, and moulded anthemion at the base; plateau shaped cover with grooved pyramid nipple topped finial; painted with polychrome flower arrangements in gilt urns, between tulip shaped patterns of acanthus leaves enclosed by gilt c-scroll fruited vines, and gilt delicate foliate swags; gilt fruited vine pattern to collar, gilt leaf motif to handle, gilt to spout and finial moulding, gilt rims and lips.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31004
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Gift, 1882
Given by Cardiff Exhibition Committee, 1881
Measurements
h(cm) overall:16.3
h(cm)
l(cm) handle to spout:29.3
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 13.5
h(in) overall:6 7/16
h(in)
l(in) handle to spout:11 9/16
l(in)
w(in) album:5 5/16
w(in)
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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