Spill vase
, Swansea China Works
Moggridge, Mary
© , Swansea China Works/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
This vase is painted with deer in the style of Chinese porcelain. The artist was probably Mary Moggridge, a family friend of Lewis Weston Dillwyn, owner of the Swansea China Works. In the early 19th century, painting ceramics was a popular accomplishment for well-to-do amateur women artists.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 31077
Creation/Production
, Swansea China Works
Moggridge, Mary
Date: 1817-1819
Acquisition
Purchase, 15/5/1992
Purchased with support from The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height (cm): 11.4
diam (cm): 8.8
Height (in): 4
diam (in): 3
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
Location
In store
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