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Brindley, James (see E Morton Nance 'The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea and Nanatgarw' (London) 1942 p539-40)
Plate, soft-paste 'trident' porcelain, with a deep earthy brown translucency; standing on a straight sided foot rim with slightly cushion moulded and straight spreading sides; transfer printed in black enamel with a Mumbles coastal scene of five figures and wagon on the shore, five sail ships, and a fishing village in the distance with peninsular rocks and a lighthouse; gilt lip and inner gilt line.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33968
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Brindley, James
Date: 1817-1822 –
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.4
diam
(cm): 22.9
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 9
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
jiggered
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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