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Billingsley, William (1758 - 1828)
Jug, hybrid-porcelain with a dull greyish body and yellow-orange tinged translucency; standing on a flared foot rim, rounded sides to shoulder, with a wide band of moulded spiralled flutes, cylindrical neck with beak spout, and scrolled handle with outer thumb spur; painted in polychrome enamels on both sides with sprays of naturalistically painted flowers including full-blown pink roses and yellow double stocks; initials, a ribbon inscribed 'STEIGENBERGER', and a crest in the form of an armoured arm holding a dagger, painted in brown enamel below the spout; gilt sprigs scattered on body and gilt sprays on the neck; plain gilt band above foot rim and to lip.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33645
Creation/Production
Rose, John and Co. Coalport
Billingsley, William
Acquisition
Gift, 25/6/1986
Given by The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Measurements
Height
(cm): 21.9
l(cm) handle to spout:18.8
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 14.5
Height
(in): 8
l(in) handle to spout:7 3/8
l(in)
Width
(in): 5
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hybrid-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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