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Cup, coffee and saucer
Nantgarw China Works (1813 - 1822)
Coffee cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain with a white translucency, and speckled glaze; cup standing on a straight sided foot rim, indented above, curved sides flaring at lip; high c-scroll handle closed above the lip; saucer on a tapered foot rim, curving into rounded spreading sides; both painted in polychrome enamels with three flower sprays; gilt band and line to lip, gilt foot rim (worn ); handle with a gilt edge and four gilt anthemions.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34024
Creation/Production
Nantgarw China Works
Date: 1817-1822
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 8.2
diam
(cm): 7.4
l(cm) handle to lip:9.1
l(cm)
Height
(in): 3
diam
(in): 2
l(in) handle to lip:3 9/16
l(in)
Height
(cm): 2.6
diam
(cm): 14.2
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
turned
forming
Applied Art
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
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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