Roulette Wheel
1760-65 (made)
Wooden rouletting wheel with brass handle, Reed and ribbon pattern. Such wheels were held against a rotating (unfired) pot and the pattern incised in the wheel-head was impressed into the unfired clay.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | wood |
| Brief description | Two roulette wheels made from Lignum vitae, with metal handles |
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| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Summary | Wooden rouletting wheel with brass handle, Reed and ribbon pattern. Such wheels were held against a rotating (unfired) pot and the pattern incised in the wheel-head was impressed into the unfired clay. |
| Other number | 1605 - Wedgwood Museum Accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.7512-2014 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2021 |
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