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Cup, cabinet and saucer, miniature
Miniature cabinet cup and saucer, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain, the cup with a pale green translucency, the saucer with a white creamy translucency; cup standing on a straight sided foot rim, waisted above, curving into a rounded bowl, with straight sides, flaring at lip; ( handle missing ); saucer on a straight sided foot rim, indented above, slightly curved spreading sides; cup painted with an octagonal cartouche on the front, of cut garden flowers lying on a pedestal, with a brown background; gilt foliate scrolls and tendrils on either side; gilt band to foot and lip; saucer painted with two similar cartouches, with gilt foliate scrolls and tendrils on either side; gilt band inside lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33869
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.9
Width
(cm): 5.1
Height
(in): 1
Width
(in): 2
Height
(cm): 1.8
diam
(cm): 10.1
Height
(in): 11
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
jolleyed
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
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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