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Spill vase
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Spill vase
- Place of origin:
Etruria, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1875 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Wedgwood (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Jasper ware
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.805-1935
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain, room 138, case 13, shelf 5
Physical description
Spill-vase of blue jasper dip ware. Cylindrical in shape and decorated with standing figures of two Muses, Melpomene and Calliope, separated by trees below a band of classical floral ornament.
Place of Origin
Etruria, England (made)
Date
ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/maker
Wedgwood (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Jasper ware
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD'
'KCD'
'M'
Dimensions
Height: 10.8 cm
Object history note
One of a pair with C.805A-1935.
Descriptive line
Cylindrical spill-vase of blue jasper ware, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, ca. 1875.
Labels and date
Spill vase with reliefs of Melpomene and Calliope
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1875
Marks: 'WEDGWOOD', 'KCD', and 'M'
Jasperware
C805-1935 Herbert Allen Collection
One of a pair [23/05/2008]
Materials
Jasper ware
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Trees; Melpomene; Calliope
Categories
Ceramics; Jasperware
Collection code
CER
