Cameo
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
White Jasperware flat oval with dark blue dip. Applied white bas-relief decoration, mimicking the effect of a classical carved cameo shell, depicts the classical subject of a muse and a genius. The robed muse faces right playing a lyre on a pedestal. A shield with a profile portrait rests on the base, in front of a winged youth leaning on a long straight trumpet. The front edge of the cameo is bevelled and polished.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | White Jasperware with blue dip and applied white bas-relief |
| Brief description | Oval cameo of white Jasperware with blue dip and applied white relief, Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire, 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | White Jasperware flat oval with dark blue dip. Applied white bas-relief decoration, mimicking the effect of a classical carved cameo shell, depicts the classical subject of a muse and a genius. The robed muse faces right playing a lyre on a pedestal. A shield with a profile portrait rests on the base, in front of a winged youth leaning on a long straight trumpet. The front edge of the cameo is bevelled and polished. |
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| Object history | see Honey, W.B. Wedgwood Ware. pl.65 (London:Faber&Faber, 1948) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1280-1855 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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