Tablet
ca. 1867 (made)
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A tablet formed of 14 pieces of Jasperware, the central piece being a medallion of Sir William Hooker in white on a blue ground. This is against a background of a diaper of fern leaves, surrounded by four panels with fern branches on an olive ground, and surmounted by a panel decorated with a tuft of grasses.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jasper ware |
| Brief description | Jasperware tablet memorial to Sir William Hooker, consisting of a portrait medallion and panels decorated with ferns and grasses. English, 1867. Made by Wedgwood. |
| Physical description | A tablet formed of 14 pieces of Jasperware, the central piece being a medallion of Sir William Hooker in white on a blue ground. This is against a background of a diaper of fern leaves, surrounded by four panels with fern branches on an olive ground, and surmounted by a panel decorated with a tuft of grasses. |
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| Gallery label | The central medallion ia a portrait of Sir William Hooker (1785 -1865), Director of Kew Gardens, and is formed of fourteen pieces of Jasper ware. The original memorial monument, of which these pieces are duplicates, was commissioned from the Wegdwood company by Sir William's son, Sir joseph Hooker (1817-1911) in 1865. The design is by Sir Joseph's cousin, Reginald Palgrave. The monument was erected in the Parish Church at Kew in 1867.(1998) |
| Object history | The original memorial monument, of which this is a duplicate, was commissioned from the Wedgwood company by Sir William Hooker's son, Sir Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) in 1865. It was erected in the Parish Church at Kew in 1867. |
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| Accession number | 1137-1868 |
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| Record created | June 22, 1998 |
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