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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, with a greenish translucency; cockle shaped with a flat unglazed base, and sunken flat top and inkwell; two periwinkle pen holders; painted with a frieze of garden and wild flowers, including tulips, pink, yellow, and wild roses; cockle ribs high-lighted in gilt, and gilt pen holders.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33853
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6
Length
(cm): 10.3
Width
(cm): 8.8
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 4
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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