Pen Tray
ca. 1815 (made)
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Pen tray, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; boat-shaped, and decorated inside with a border of pendent rose-sprays alternating with stems bearing red berries intertwined with gilt scrolls, and outside with detached roses and buds
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Pen tray of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, boat-shaped, made by Nantgarw China Works, Nantgarw, ca. 1815. |
| Physical description | Pen tray, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; boat-shaped, and decorated inside with a border of pendent rose-sprays alternating with stems bearing red berries intertwined with gilt scrolls, and outside with detached roses and buds |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'NANT-GARW / C.W.' [Impressed] |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Smart, London, for £1 10 shillings in September 1869 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 797 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:804-1885 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2009 |
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