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Inkstand
Inkstand, soft-paste porcelain; triangular platform base with concave sides and beaded moulding; concave triangular body with three interlocking eagle and serpent handles; central inkwell with beaded rim, and three narrower hollows for pens; painted on each side with wild flowers including wild strawberries and primroses; gilding to handles, and a gilt seaweed pattern around the base; gilt bands to platform base, around top rim of inkstand, and to inkwell and penholder rims.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30906
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Purchase, 10/12/1924
Measurements
Height
(cm): 8
Length
(cm): 11.4
Width
(cm): 11.4
Height
(in): 3
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
moulded
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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