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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
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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