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Vase
Vase, one of a pair, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain; standing on a circular trumpet foot, slender ovoid shape with a thick everted lip; bee handles mounted on shoulder; upper body finely painted with a frieze of wild flowers and strawberries in polychrome enamels; gilt radiating acanthus around base of body, and a gilt band of fruiting vine around the base and neck; gilt handles, and gilt bands to foot rim, shoulder, and everted lip.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30901
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 16
l(cm) handle to handle:9.1
l(cm)
Width
(in): 7.4
Height
(in): 6
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
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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