Ceramic Wares
 

Title

Covered urn

Creator

Josiah Wedgwood

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Description

Creation Date: 1850

Measurements: H: 7 in., L: 5 ¾ in., W: 4 in.

Materials/Techniques: Black basalt, jasper dip

Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD

General Note

Black and white urn; white relief leaf design on top and base; cameo subjects divided by foliage all on wasted pot, the subjects are: Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, Sacrifice of Hymen, Boys at play, Children at play, Cupids at play, Eros and Celine; removable lid with a face on white relief on top of knob.

Holding Location

Law Library Special Collections, Florida International University (FIU). Spak Inventory # 92

Spak 92-1.JPG (4275 kB)
Spak 92-3.JPG (8836 kB)

Keywords

Urn, jasper

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