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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Cameo

ca. 1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Double sided, white Jasper with applied decoration in green, black and white. On one side there is a relief of Mecury, and on the other a relief of one figure carrying another


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Jasper, with applied decoration in green, black and white Jasper
Brief description
Jasper double-sided cameo, Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, about 1790-1800
Physical description
Double sided, white Jasper with applied decoration in green, black and white. On one side there is a relief of Mecury, and on the other a relief of one figure carrying another
Collection
Accession number
472-1890

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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