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Morris, Henry (Henry Morris, 1799-1880, at Swansea 1814-1826)
Tea cup, 'duck-egg' porcelain, standing on a slightly tapering foot ring, undulating tapering sides with basket-weave moulding round the rim above elongated spiral cartouches, ear-shaped loop handle; decorated in overglaze enamels with four dark green cornucopiae filled with roses and other garden flowers and with gilt foliate scroll, gilding to the rim, foot and handle.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36455
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Morris, Henry
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Bequest, 9/12/2002
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.1
Width
(cm): 9.3
diam
(cm): 7.7
Height
(in): 2
Width
(in): 3
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
turned
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
glaze
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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