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Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn

Plaque
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of white Jasper, with blue and green dip and applied white relief decoration. The cameo scene depicts 'Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn'. A female figure in flowing classical robes drives a chariot, pulled by two rearing horses, to the right across the sky. She wears a diadem of a rayed sun. One winged putti leads the way with a flaming torch and another flies behind the chariot. They are all surrounded by wispy clouds. Around the edge of the scene is a raised border of olive green, with applied white relief decoration of intertwined rope and small impressed bosses at regular intervals. The plaque, for box decoration, is rectangular with cut off corners and a bevelled and polished edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAurora, Goddess of the Dawn
Materials and techniques
White Jasper with blue and green dip and applied white relief.
Brief description
Plaque of white Jasper with blue and green dip and applied white relief, Wedgwood factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800
Physical description
Plaque of white Jasper, with blue and green dip and applied white relief decoration. The cameo scene depicts 'Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn'. A female figure in flowing classical robes drives a chariot, pulled by two rearing horses, to the right across the sky. She wears a diadem of a rayed sun. One winged putti leads the way with a flaming torch and another flies behind the chariot. They are all surrounded by wispy clouds. Around the edge of the scene is a raised border of olive green, with applied white relief decoration of intertwined rope and small impressed bosses at regular intervals. The plaque, for box decoration, is rectangular with cut off corners and a bevelled and polished edge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.5cm
  • Width: 7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Impressed 'WEDGWOOD' on reverse.
Credit line
Given by Douglas Eyre, Esq
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.157-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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