Covered Vase (one of a pair)
c. 1850
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, est. 1759)
Decorative Art and Design
Covered Vase (one of a pair), c. 1850. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, est. 1759). Jasper ware with relief decoration; overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin 1951.299 Wedgwood's tricolor jasperware first became popular in the 1770s during a period of fascination with neoclassical decoration. This vase was probably made around 1850 during the period when this type of decoration was revived. The relief medallions depict two versions of the Greek god Apollo, the god of music, next to his harp or lyre. Signs of the zodiac form a decorative border around the upper portion of this vase.
- Maker/Artist
- Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- jasper ware with relief decoration
- Medium
- jasper, ware, relief, decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1951.299
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 221 19th Century Decorative Arts
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