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Powell, John (fl. ca. 1810 - 1830)
Plate, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain; standing on a straight sided foot rim curving into flared spreading sides; painted in the centre with a Classical scene of Ariadne on the shores of Naxos with a tearful cherub and an angel pointing towards a ship in the distance; elaborate gilt border of alternating dotted and trellis patterns edged with c-scrolls issuing various gilt leaf and flower sprays gilt dentil lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31286
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Powell, John
Acquisition
Gift, 1882
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.3
diam
(cm): 21.7
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 8
Techniques
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Enamel
Gilding
Location
On Display
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