Swansea Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer c1815

Description

Heading : Swansea Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer 
Date : 1815
Period : George III
Marks : Indistinct SWANSEA stencilled in iron-red to base of cup only – no mark on saucer
Origin : Swansea. South Wales
Colour : Polychrome and gilt; cobalt glue grounds and salmon pink reserves
Pattern : Pattern number 219 – attributed to the artist Henry Morris

Condition : Excellent; no chips. cracks or flakes; minor gilt loss to saucer
Restoration : none
Dimensions : cup 6.5 cm high. 9.5 cm diameter – saucer 14.5 cm diameter
Weight : 244 grams

References: Swansea Porcelain (W D John 1959); pp 57 & 96; note that this same pattern is listed as having been produced with white rather than pink reserves in some instances