Vase
1775-1785 (made)
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Vase and cover of black basalt, with applied figures in low relief of Venus and Cupid. Ovoid body with incurved shoulder, narrow neck, tall spreading foot with a border of acanthus foliage, square moulded plinth. The two handles are each formed of two serpents rising from a satyr's mask. The relief represents Venus holding a bunch of poppy-heads and leaves above Cupid who runs before her.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Black Basalt with applied decoration in low relief |
| Brief description | Vase and cover with relief of Venus and Cupid, black basalt, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1775-1785 |
| Physical description | Vase and cover of black basalt, with applied figures in low relief of Venus and Cupid. Ovoid body with incurved shoulder, narrow neck, tall spreading foot with a border of acanthus foliage, square moulded plinth. The two handles are each formed of two serpents rising from a satyr's mask. The relief represents Venus holding a bunch of poppy-heads and leaves above Cupid who runs before her. |
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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 | 2393&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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