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Cup, tea and saucer
Swansea China Works
(Factory)
Teacup and saucer, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, the cup with a creamy green-tinged translucency, the saucer with a green translucency; cup standing on a tapered foot rim, rounded sides flaring at lip, with moulded small flower sprays around the body; ear-shaped loop handle; saucer standing on a tapered foot rim, with curved spreading sides flaring at lip, and moulded small flower sprays around the edge; gilt lips to cup and saucer, gilt band to the foot rim, gilt edge to the handle, and a gilt circular band in the centre of the saucer.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33964
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.2
diam
(cm): 9.8
l(cm) handle to lip:11.2
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:4 3/8
l(in)
Height
(cm): 3.2
diam
(cm): 15.2
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 6
Techniques
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
Forming
Applied Art
Slip-cast
Forming
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Soft-paste porcelain
Gilding
Location
In store
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