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Cup, cabinet and saucer
Swansea China Works
(Decorator)
Evans, David
(Decorator)
Cabinet cup and saucer, soft-paste ('duck egg') porcelain, of French shape with pedestal base, bulbous body with everted rim and closed scrolled handle with foliate moulding and a serrated thumb spur, the saucer with inset base and concave profile; cup and saucer decorated with enamelled bands of flowers and gilded borders of scrolls and anthemions, the handle completely gilded.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 38269
Creation/Production
painter at the Swansea China Works
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Decorator
Place: Swansea
Period: 1816-1825
Acquisition
Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax, 29/3/2006
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Tax and allocated to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Measurements
Height
(cm): 10.5
Width
(cm): 9.9
diam
(cm): 8.4
Height
(cm): 2.2
diam
(cm): 14.4
Height
(in): 4
Width
(in): 3
diam
(in): 3
Height
(in): 7
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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