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

Tripod Vase

ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, one of a pair, with applied decoration in low relief. In the form of a semi-ovoid cup supported on a tripod, which has a base with three incurved sides. Round the top is a border of male busts between pairs of sphinxes; the lower part of the cup is decorated with acanthus foliage alternating with lily-stems. The legs of the tripod are decorated with guilloche and foliated patterns and terminate in lions' masks. The base has also a leaf border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with applied decoration in low relief
Brief description
Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1805
Physical description
Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, one of a pair, with applied decoration in low relief. In the form of a semi-ovoid cup supported on a tripod, which has a base with three incurved sides. Round the top is a border of male busts between pairs of sphinxes; the lower part of the cup is decorated with acanthus foliage alternating with lily-stems. The legs of the tripod are decorated with guilloche and foliated patterns and terminate in lions' masks. The base has also a leaf border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Width: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD 2 FEBY 1805' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Tripod vase (cover missing) made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1805 Mark: 'WEDGWOOD 2 FEBY 1805', impressed Black Basalt 4786-1901 Jermyn Street Collection The significance of the date mark is not known.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
One of a pair [4746 to 4787-1901].
Production
The significance of the date mark is not known.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4786-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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