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

Flower Vase

ca. 1810-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower vase of white stoneware, with applied decoration in low relief in brown. In the form of an ancient Greek cantharos on a square plinth. Below the rim is a vine-stem with foliage and grapes, and on each side of the plinth is a floral device.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with applied decoration in low relief
Brief description
Flower vase, white stoneware with applied decoration in low relief in brown, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1810-1820
Physical description
Flower vase of white stoneware, with applied decoration in low relief in brown. In the form of an ancient Greek cantharos on a square plinth. Below the rim is a vine-stem with foliage and grapes, and on each side of the plinth is a floral device.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
  • 'F' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Flower vase made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1810-20 Marke: 'WEDGWOOD' and 'F', impressed Stoneware 2411-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2411-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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