Lidded Urn on Stand with Scene of the Apotheosis of Homer
Manufacturer:
Wedgwood
(founded 1759)
Artist:
John Flaxman
(English, 1755 - 1826)
Culture: English
Dynasty: House of Hanover
Date: Designed 1778; this example, 19th Century
Place made:Stoke-on-Trent, England
General region:Europe
General region:Europe
Medium: Jasperware
Dimensions:
h. 24 in. (61 cm); w. 10 in. (25.4 cm); d. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Kittie Nelson Ferguson and Henry Rugeley Ferguson
Object number: 2001.52.17.a-c
Inscribed: Impressed on stand and urn: Wedgwood; Sotheby's sale sticker on base: 10/5/93 (Lot 207)
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