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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Vase

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jasperware vase with reliefs of the muses. Oviform with a light olive-green ground with the white classical figures and ornaments in relief. Two mask handles. On a square plinth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Jasperware
Brief description
Jasperware vase with reliefs of the muses, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Jasperware vase with reliefs of the muses. Oviform with a light olive-green ground with the white classical figures and ornaments in relief. Two mask handles. On a square plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.3cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (impressed)
Gallery label
Vase with reliefs depicting the Muses made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1785 Mark: 'WEDGWOOD' impressed Jasperware 1421-1855 Formerly in the collection of the clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy(23/05/2008)
Object history
Formerly in the collection of the clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1421-1855

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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