A Nantgarw plate, circa 1818-20


Of small size with a moulded C-scroll border, painted at the factory with a vase of flowers by Thomas Pardoe or his son William Henry, the rim and highlights picked out in gold, the plinth below the vases gilded with caillouté and a small insect, 21.3cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CW above an incised cross (very slight wear)
|Similar decoration also occurs on Nantgarw plates with chocolate-coloured rims. The gilded caillouté on the plinth is a feature of Thomas Pardoe's work on Swansea pottery, Nantgarw porcelain and blanks from various factories painted at his decorating establishment in Bristol. The distinctive insect is also a Pardoe feature.