Cupids setting out on the hunt
Plaque
ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Oval medallion of white stoneware, with a dark blue dip and white applied relief decoration depicting a classical scene. Three putti or bacchanalian boys process to the right following a hunting hound. A parrot-like bird perches on the hand of the rear putti, who turns to look behind him with his back to us. He holds a boar-spear upright in the other hand . The other two blow curved hunting horns.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cupids setting out on the hunt |
| Materials and techniques | White stoneware, with a dark blue dip and white applied relief. |
| Brief description | Medallion of white stoneware, with blue dip and white applied relief, W. Adams Factory, Tunstall, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Oval medallion of white stoneware, with a dark blue dip and white applied relief decoration depicting a classical scene. Three putti or bacchanalian boys process to the right following a hunting hound. A parrot-like bird perches on the hand of the rear putti, who turns to look behind him with his back to us. He holds a boar-spear upright in the other hand . The other two blow curved hunting horns. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Incised on the back 'once dip' and 'N'. (Note from Register 'This medallion was shown to Mr Frederick Rathbone (17.ix.1918), who pronounced it to be a trial piece by Josiah Wedgwood and the inscription on the back to be scratched possibly by his hand'.) |
| Credit line | Given by Charles Bartholomew Farmer, Esq. |
| Object history | Probably a trial piece |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.385-1918 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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