Plaque
ca. 1775 (made)
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Plaque of black basalt, oval with moulded and fluted frame. Decorated with an applied figure in high relief of a dancing nymph, adapted from an ancient wall-painting at Herculaneum. Oval with moulded and fluted frame.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black basalt |
| Brief description | Plaque depicting dancing nymph, black basalt, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Plaque of black basalt, oval with moulded and fluted frame. Decorated with an applied figure in high relief of a dancing nymph, adapted from an ancient wall-painting at Herculaneum. Oval with moulded and fluted frame. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection. |
| Production | One from a series of large reliefs of 'Figures from paintings in the ruins of Herculaneum'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972
No. 1849 |
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| Accession number | 2409-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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