Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1965.11217 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
World Ceramics Collection |
Manufacturer |
Wedgwood England (1759-Present) |
Title |
Black Basalt Jasperware Plaque Featuring a Classical Figure |
Date |
Circa 1800 |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads WEDGWOOD. |
Description |
Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) was an innovative English potter and astute businessman. In 1770s, Wedgwood and his firm developed Jasperware, a type of unglazed, vitrified stoneware or biscuit ware that became so popular it was produced in several different colors. The most popular color was pale blue commonly referred to as Wedgwood Blue. Jasperware, adorned with relief sprig-molded decorations that when applied resemble a cameo, reflected the taste for Neoclassical art throughout the late-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. |
Medium |
Stoneware |
Technique |
Cast, Sprig Decorated |
Height (in) |
6.000 |
Width (in) |
5.000 |
Depth (in) |
1.500 |
Culture |
English |
School |
Neoclassicism |
Place of Origin |
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Mrs. Grace T. Pugh |
People |
Pugh, Mrs. Grace Wedgwood, Josiah |
Search Terms |
Baskets Cameos Clothing / Dress English English Ceramics Figures, Women Food Fruits Jasperware Plaques Sprig Molded Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Wedgwood England (1759-Present) World Ceramics |
Location |
On view in the Ayers Gallery, 2nd Floor |