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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plaque

1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of blue and lilac jasper dip ware, in gilt metal frame, with white cameo relief of Aurora in her chariot attended by two cupids. Eight-sided. The subject is on a lilac ground surrounded by a border of white flowers and foliage edged with blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Jasper dip ware with relief decoration
Brief description
Plaque, blue and lilac jasper dip ware with white relief decoration, in gilt metal frame, from a model by John Flaxman, made at Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, 1790-1800.
Physical description
Plaque of blue and lilac jasper dip ware, in gilt metal frame, with white cameo relief of Aurora in her chariot attended by two cupids. Eight-sided. The subject is on a lilac ground surrounded by a border of white flowers and foliage edged with blue.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.3cm
  • Width: 2.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4942-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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