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Vase, with cover
Morris, Henry (Henry Morris, 1799-1880, at Swansea 1814-1826)
Vase with cover, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, with a slightly green translucency; standing on a square shallow plinth, and round pedestal base with acanthus leaf and beaded moulding; gadroon moulded bowl, and flared sides to flared flanged rim with acanthus leaf and beaded moulding; double curved spindle handles with embossed florets; flat-topped conical cover with beading, and pointed bud finial; painted on upper part of body, and on the cover, with a frieze of finely painted garden flowers, including convolvulus, pink roses, lupins, and a tulip; acanthus leaf moulding, gadrooning, and finial high-lighted in gilt, gilt bands to plinth edges, pedestal foot rim, collar lip, and cover, gilt handles.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33840
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Morris, Henry
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 15.1
l(cm) handle to handle:11.6
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 11.1
Height
(in): 5
l(in) handle to handle:4 9/16
l(in)
Width
(in): 4
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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