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Sucrier with cover
Sucrier and cover, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain; standing on a straight sided foot rim, indented above; cylindrical tapering sides to shoulder, concave curve from shoulder to lip; handles in the form of lion masks with moulded rings through the mouths; raised, flat topped cover with pineapple finial; transfer printed in underglaze blue with the so-called 'Elephant pattern' - a Chinoiserie landscape with a willow tree, fretwork fence surrounding a garden containing two intricately shaped shrubs; the underglaze blue print outlined and detailed in gilt; plain gilt bands to foot rim and lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31025
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Gift, 16/12/1959
Given by Sidney Heath
Measurements
h(cm) overall:14.2
h(cm)
diam
(cm): 11.6
l(cm) handle to handle:13
l(cm)
h(in) overall:5 5/8
h(in)
diam
(in): 4
l(in) handle to handle:5 1/8
l(in)
Techniques
jolleyed
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
gilding
Location
In store
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