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Cup, coffee
Swansea China Works
(Factory)
Coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain; standing on a straight sided foot rim, with a curved base, straight sides with slightly flared lip; ear-shaped loop handle; transfer printed in underglaze blue, with the so-called 'Elephant pattern' - a Chinoiserie style landscape with a willow tree, two large flowers, and a fret-work fence surrounding a garden containing two intricately shaped bushes; inside lip, a narrow floret trellis border, with Chinoiserie flowers below; underglaze blue print outlined and detailed in gilt; a gilt band to the foot rim and lip.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31027
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 16/12/1959
Given by Sidney Heath
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.6
diam
(cm): 8.2
l(cm) handle to lip:9.9
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:3 7/8
l(in)
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Transfer-printed
Decoration
Applied Art
Underglaze blue
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Gilding
Location
In store
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