Artwork
Covered Urn
Manufacturer
Wedgwood
(founded 1759)
DepartmentEuropean Art
CultureEnglish
Date19th century
MediumJasperware
Dimensionsh. 14 in. (35.6 cm); diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Kittie Nelson Ferguson and Henry Rugeley Ferguson
Object number2001.52.10.a-b
GeographyPlace madeStoke-on-Trent, England
General regionEurope
DescriptionTri-color jasperware urn with a white body and a dome shaped lid. The lid has a pointed knop and six oval-cut openings. The bulbous body has green rose and leaf swags supported by lilac-colored ram heads flanking green medallions with white maidens in classical gowns. the square base features a foliate motif.InscriptionsImpressed on base: Wedgwood / #2Not on view
Collections
Wedgwood
Culture: English
Designed 1778; this example, 19th Century
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