Centrepiece
ca. 1790 (made)
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Centrepiece of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), consists of a tazza with flat tray and spreading foot supporting a vase. The body of the vase is baluster-shaped with fluted neck and spreading foot rising from a base with eight incurved sides; round the shoulder are six hooks for suspension of baskets, springing from goats' heads in relief, and round the mouth are six other hooks formed by acanthus leaves turned over. The vase has a stopper in the form of a pineapple. The details are picked out in blue and green, and round the edge of the tray is a border of hyacinths on a continuous stem in blue, green and black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Centrepiece of lead-glazed earthenware (Queen's ware), painted in enamels, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Centrepiece of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), consists of a tazza with flat tray and spreading foot supporting a vase. The body of the vase is baluster-shaped with fluted neck and spreading foot rising from a base with eight incurved sides; round the shoulder are six hooks for suspension of baskets, springing from goats' heads in relief, and round the mouth are six other hooks formed by acanthus leaves turned over. The vase has a stopper in the form of a pineapple. The details are picked out in blue and green, and round the edge of the tray is a border of hyacinths on a continuous stem in blue, green and black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed on the foot and tray) |
| Gallery label | Centrepiece
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1790
Mark: 'WEDGWOOD', impressed
Lead-glazed earthenware painted in enamels
2336-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
A table centrepiece to contain sweetmeats, jellies and delicacies.(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection. |
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| Accession number | 2336-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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