Title

Wine and water vases (pair)

Creator

Josiah Wedgwood
Thomas Bentley

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Description

Creation Date: 1778

Measurements: H: 15 ½ in., L: 7 in., W: 6 in.

Materials/Techniques: Black Basalt

Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY ETRURIA

General Note

Wine Vase 'Sacred to Bacchus', black basalt pressed figure of Bacchus holding spout, applied goat head, grape and wreath decoration. Water Vase 'Sacred to Neptune', black basalt pressed figure of Neptune holding spout, applied dolphin head, and seaweed wreath; black plinths with decorations.

Holding Location

Law Library Special Collections, Florida International University (FIU). Spak Inventory # 52