Tripod Vase
ca. 1805 (made)
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Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, one of a pair, with applied decoration in low relief. In the form of a semi-ovoid cup supported on a tripod, which has a base with three incurved sides. Round the top is a border of male busts between pairs of sphinxes; the lower part of the cup is decorated with acanthus foliage alternating with lily-stems. The legs of the tripod are decorated with guilloche and foliated patterns and terminate in lions' masks. The base has also a leaf border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black basalt with applied decoration in low relief |
| Brief description | Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1805 |
| Physical description | Tripod vase (missing cover), black basalt, one of a pair, with applied decoration in low relief. In the form of a semi-ovoid cup supported on a tripod, which has a base with three incurved sides. Round the top is a border of male busts between pairs of sphinxes; the lower part of the cup is decorated with acanthus foliage alternating with lily-stems. The legs of the tripod are decorated with guilloche and foliated patterns and terminate in lions' masks. The base has also a leaf border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD 2 FEBY 1805' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | One of a pair [4746 to 4787-1901]. |
| Production | The significance of the date mark is not known. |
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| Accession number | 4786-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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