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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, with a greenish translucency; standing on a tapered foot rim, rounded sides flaring prominently at lip; cylindrical inkwell in the centre, and three tapering penholders attached to the inside of the dish; painted in polychrome enamels with sprays of flowers inside the dish, three around the cylindrical inkwell, and four to the exterior of the dish; gilt bands to foot rim, lip, and inkwell and penholder rims.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33854
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.6
diam
(cm): 15.4
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 6
Techniques
jolleyed
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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