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Sucrier with cover
Sucrier and cover, rectangular, soft-paste soaprock porcelain; standing on a straight sided foot rim curving into bulging sides to shoulder, concave curve to lip; two vertically placed, rectangular loop handles; flat-topped plateau cover with an octagonal pointed and ridged finial; painted in sepia and olive enamels, on both sides of body and cover with landscape vignettes - the sucrier with a view of a cottage with low hills in the distance, and a view of a tower-like building on rolling hills amongst trees; the cover also with a view of a cottage, and a view of a castle; gilt leaf border to collar, gilt detail to handles and finial, and gilt rims.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31172
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 11.8
l(cm) handle to handle:17
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 12
Height
(in): 4
l(in) handle to handle:6 11/16
l(in)
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
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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