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Pen tray
Nantgarw China Works (1813 - 1822)
Pen tray, soft-paste porcelain with a white translucency; elongated oval shape with flat unglazed base and deep curved sides; painted inside with a central reserve of a flower spray, and four oval reserves around the edge, on an orange ground with gilt foliate scrolls; exterior decorated with a gilt dotted border below lip, enclosed by alternating c-scrolls, with dotted scrolls below and c-scroll cartouches enclosing a cross and four dotted circles; plain gilt band to foot rim and lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31390
Creation/Production
Nantgarw China Works
Date: 1818-1822
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.6
Length
(cm): 24.2
Width
(cm): 8.3
Height
(in): 1
Length
(in): 9
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
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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