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Butter-tub and cover
Nantgarw China Works
(Factory)
Butter tub and cover, soft-paste porcelain, the cylindrical tub with a dark buff, earthy translucency, the cover with a red, earthy translucency; slightly domed cover with a pine cone finial surrounded by applied acanthus leaf moulding; freely painted in polychrome enamels with a frieze of garden flowers.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31445
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
h(cm) overall:7.5
h(cm)
diam
(cm): 11.4
h(in) overall:2 15/16
h(in)
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
Forming
Applied Art
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Enamel
Location
Currently on loan
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