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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste porcelain; triangular platform base with concave sides; centre pillar inkwell, with three pen holders attached supported by inter-locking eagle and serpent handles; platform edges, pillar and inkwell painted with sprays of garden flowers in polychrome enamels; the eagles and serpents naturalistically painted in brown, and green; gilt bands to the edges of the platform, pillar, inkwell, and penholders.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31076
Acquisition
Purchase, 15/5/1992
Purchased with support from The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 10
Length
(cm): 9.2
Width
(cm): 9.2
Height
(in): 3
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
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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