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Taperstick
Taperstick, soft-paste porcelain; standing on a foot rim curving into flared spreading sides, shaped with a ridged ring handle; cylindrical sconce, indented at base, with an everted lip; painted in pink, blue, green, yellow, and orange enamels with a border of alternating pink roses and blue convolvulus; a narrow band of gilt leaves and dots around middle of sconce; plain gilt bands to saucer and sconce lip, centre of saucer, and base of sconce; gilt detail to handle.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30912
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Bequest, 1/7/1936
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.4
diam
(cm): 7
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 2
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
jiggered
forming
Applied Art
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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