Ceramic Wares
 

Creator

Josiah Wedgwood

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Description

Creation Date: 1768-1780

Measurements: H: 3 1/8 in., L: 21/2 in.

Materials/Techniques: Jasper, blue and white

Inscriptions/Marks: Wedgwood & Bentley in back of each medallion. The name of the muse is printed in the front underneath the figure

General Note

Solid pale blue bodies decorated in white reliefs with nine different muses; in order from left to right: Urania, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Calliope, Thalia, Clio, Euterpe, Erato and Melpomene; framed

Holding Location

Law Library Special Collections, Florida International University (FIU). Spak Inventory # 304

Keywords

Jasper, medallions, muses

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