Cream Jug
ca. 1815 (made)
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Octagonal cream jug in Black Basalt stoneware, with applied moulded reliefs in red ('Rosso Antico'), each of the two longer side panels with figures in oval surrounds, and the flanking shorter panels with floral trophies. The interior is glazed.
On one of the side panels is a figure of Antonia with the urn containing the ashes of her son Germanicus, modelled by William Hackwood in 1773
On one of the side panels is a figure of Antonia with the urn containing the ashes of her son Germanicus, modelled by William Hackwood in 1773
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black Basalt with red stoneware reliefs and glazed interior |
| Brief description | Cream jug, black basalt with red stoneware reliefs and glazed interior, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1815 |
| Physical description | Octagonal cream jug in Black Basalt stoneware, with applied moulded reliefs in red ('Rosso Antico'), each of the two longer side panels with figures in oval surrounds, and the flanking shorter panels with floral trophies. The interior is glazed. On one of the side panels is a figure of Antonia with the urn containing the ashes of her son Germanicus, modelled by William Hackwood in 1773 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' (impressed) |
| Gallery label | Cream jug
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1815
Mark: 'WEDGWOOD', impressed
Black Basalt with red stoneware reliefs and glazed interior
1479-1853(23/05/2008) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1479-1853 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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