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

Sacrifice to Hymen

Plaque
ca. 1778-1780 (made), 1778 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of blue jasperware with white relief decoration of the Sacrifice to Hymen, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. To the left of the altar are winged boys holding a trumpet and a torch, and to the right are two others leading a goat and carrying an olive-branch.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSacrifice to Hymen (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Jasperware with white relief decoration and gilt metal
Brief description
Plaque of jasperware with white relief decoration of the Sacrifice to Hymen, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame, modelled by John Flaxman, 1778, made by Wedgwood and Bentley, ca. 1778-1780.
Physical description
Plaque of blue jasperware with white relief decoration of the Sacrifice to Hymen, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. To the left of the altar are winged boys holding a trumpet and a torch, and to the right are two others leading a goat and carrying an olive-branch.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 6.4cm
  • Approx. width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Companion piece to 414:1279-1885 (Sch. II 490). Gilt metal frame is of a later date. Modelled by Flaxman after a design by Cipriani engraved by Bartolozzi.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 491 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1279/A-1885

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Record createdMay 11, 2009
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