Table Ornament
ca. 1800 (made)
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Table ornament of buff-coloured stoneware, made to resemble a cake with sugar ornament applied in relief. The lower part is gadrooned and on the flat top is a trophy of musical instruments with two laurel branches.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Buff-coloured stoneware with applied decoration in relief |
| Brief description | Table ornament in the form of a cake, buff-coloured with applied decoration in relief, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Table ornament of buff-coloured stoneware, made to resemble a cake with sugar ornament applied in relief. The lower part is gadrooned and on the flat top is a trophy of musical instruments with two laurel branches. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' and 'G' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection. |
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| Accession number | 2383-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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