Tazza
1862 (made)
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Thrown earthenware tazza with a clear glaze, with enamel overglaze colours, the rim and foot banded with yellow and brown, the principal design depicting Cupid riding an eagle and holding thunderbolts, fleeing from Jupiter seated in clouds, while river gods watch from below.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Thrown earthenware painted with overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Tazza depicting Cupid stealing Jupiter's thunderbolts, by Thomas Kirkby, Minton, England (Stoke-on-Trent), 1862 |
| Physical description | Thrown earthenware tazza with a clear glaze, with enamel overglaze colours, the rim and foot banded with yellow and brown, the principal design depicting Cupid riding an eagle and holding thunderbolts, fleeing from Jupiter seated in clouds, while river gods watch from below. |
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| Object history | Shown in the London International Exhibition in 1862 |
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| Associated object | 3554-1857 (Object) |
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| Accession number | C.285-1987 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2004 |
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