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Cup, tea and saucer
Nantgarw China Works (1813 - 1822)
Teacup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain with an extremely white translucency; cup standing on a cylindrical foot rim, with rounded base and straight spreading sides, and loop handle; saucer standing on a cylindrical foot rim with rounded spreading sides; both painted in polychrome enamels with small sprays of simply painted flowers, including one inside the bowl; plain gilt bands to foot rim, cup and saucer lip, and gilt detail to handle.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31492
Creation/Production
Nantgarw China Works
Acquisition
Purchase, 1887
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.2
diam
(cm): 8.9
l(cm) handle to lip:10.6
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:4 3/16
l(in)
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 13.9
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Jolleyed
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Jiggered
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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