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

Vase

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of black basalt with 'encaustic' painting in red, white and black. Made in imitation of a Greek amphora of the fifth century B.C. On the front are figures of two ladies, one with a mirror in her hand leaning against a column, the other holding a thyrsus; round the rim, the bottom of the neck, the lower part of the body and the foot are bands of conventional ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with 'encaustic' painting
Brief description
Vase, black basalt with 'encaustic' painting, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, Staffordshire, late 18th century
Physical description
Vase of black basalt with 'encaustic' painting in red, white and black. Made in imitation of a Greek amphora of the fifth century B.C. On the front are figures of two ladies, one with a mirror in her hand leaning against a column, the other holding a thyrsus; round the rim, the bottom of the neck, the lower part of the body and the foot are bands of conventional ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.4cm
  • Width: 18.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' and 'o' (Impressed)
  • '439' (Incised)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2414-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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