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Pot pourri case and cover, greyish, rather grainy soft-paste soapstone body, standing on a rectangular plinth base, oval foot, and oval baluster body, both ornamented with half-flutes, tapering above the shoulders to a leaf gadrooned rim, two foliate scrolling handles; the oval cover pierced with eight holes, and terminating in a lotus finial; richly painted in enamels with a broad band of naturalistic flowers at the shoulders and with a line of gilt beads to the plinth and cover, the flutes, rim and handles all outlined with gilding.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30233
Creation/Production
Flight and Barr
Date: 1800 ca
Acquisition
Purchase, 23/10/1985
Measurements
Height (cm): 20.9
Length (cm): 20.2
Width (cm): 13.2
Height (in): 8
Length (in): 8
Width (in): 5
Height (cm): 7
Length (cm): 8
Width (cm): 5.1
Height (in): 2
Length (in): 3
Width (in): 2
(): h(cm) overall:26.1
(): h(cm)
Height (in): 10
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
enamels
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
soapstone
Location
Front Hall, North Balcony : Case C
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