书目名称 | Welsh Armorial Porcelain |
副标题 | Nantgarw and Swansea |
编辑 | Howell G. M. Edwards |
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概述 | First detailed coverage of armorial porcelains for the Nantgarw and Swansea manufactories.Comprehensive coverage and illustration of all currently known exemplars.Critical evaluation of the pitfalls i |
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描述 | Armorial porcelains comprised the output of most European ceramics factories in the 18.th. and 19.th. Centuries in response to the large quantity of armorial porcelain services that were being imported from China bearing the coats of arms and crests of aristocratic families. Whereas these armorial services have been identified and covered for most porcelain manufactories the information relevant to their production by the two relatively short-lived Nantgarw and Swansea China Works has not been addressed as a theme until now. As an integral component of the holistic forensic appraisal of porcelain, a functional and decorative artwork manifestly part of our cultural heritage and its ongoing preservation , the recording and identification of such artefacts is material for the future establishment of a database of factory production . The Nantgarw and Swansea factories only operated for a limited period in the second decade of the 19.th. Century and their porcelains were much appreciated for their high quality and desirability by Georgian households. Today, examples are to be found in many museums and ceramics collections and continue to excite the interest of specialists and the |
出版日期 | Book 2022 |
关键词 | Cultural Heritage; British Culture; Analytical Chemistry; Coats-of-Arms Identification; Crests Identific |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97439-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-97441-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-97439-8 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |