Pendant
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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Oval plaque of Jasper ware with a black ground and applied white bas-relied design, mounted in a gilt metal frame with a loop for hanging as a pendant. A lion mask forms the top of the frame. The scene depicts three semi naked females in classical drapery. The foreground figure is the goddess Hygeia. She sits forward on a tree stump with a snake wound around her extended arm. The snake recoils from the flames atop an altar.
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Materials and techniques | black jasperware medallion with white applied relief and gilt metal frame |
Brief description | Jasperware medallion in a gild metal frame. Black ground with applied white bas-relief, Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800. |
Physical description | Oval plaque of Jasper ware with a black ground and applied white bas-relied design, mounted in a gilt metal frame with a loop for hanging as a pendant. A lion mask forms the top of the frame. The scene depicts three semi naked females in classical drapery. The foreground figure is the goddess Hygeia. She sits forward on a tree stump with a snake wound around her extended arm. The snake recoils from the flames atop an altar. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Impressed 'Wedgwood & Bentley'
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Credit line | The Jodrell Collection |
Object history | The Collection was the bequest of Mrs. Amelia Vertue Jodrell, who asked in her will for the credit line to read 'The Jodrell Collection'. |
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Accession number | 482-1890 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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