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Inkstand
Swansea China Works
(Factory)
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.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31076
Creation/Production
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 15/16
Length
(in): 3 5/8
Width
(in): 3 5/8
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Enamel
Gilding
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