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

Muses watering Pegasus

Plaque
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval medallion of white Jasper ware with green dip and white applied bas-relief decoration. A thin white applied border is in turn surrounded by a border of a black dip ground decorated with classical motifs. The central scene depictsThe Muses watering Pegasus, with three female figures half naked in classical drapery, surrounding a winged horse. One of the muses is still half submerged in the river that surrounds them. Two standing muses raise water vessels up to the horse. The Jasper plaque is enclosed in a thin metal mount surrounded by a thick oval frame of polished wood.


Object details

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Object type
TitleMuses watering Pegasus
Materials and techniques
White Jasperware with green and black dip and white applied bas-relief
Brief description
Oval medallion of tri-colour Jasper ware with applied relief decoration, Wedgwood factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800.
Physical description
Oval medallion of white Jasper ware with green dip and white applied bas-relief decoration. A thin white applied border is in turn surrounded by a border of a black dip ground decorated with classical motifs. The central scene depictsThe Muses watering Pegasus, with three female figures half naked in classical drapery, surrounding a winged horse. One of the muses is still half submerged in the river that surrounds them. Two standing muses raise water vessels up to the horse. The Jasper plaque is enclosed in a thin metal mount surrounded by a thick oval frame of polished wood.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Width: 10.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Impressed WEDGWOOD' and the letter 'O'
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.739-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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