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Vase: MAR.C.2.2-1912

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley

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Description

Black basalt. Oviform with curved neck and two reeded handles, standing on square plinth. The vase is decorated on the neck with engine-turned stripes, with swags of drapery looped up to rings applied in relief, and with an applied oval medallion on one side. On B the medallion is of Apollo and Marsyas. The plinth is decorated with narrow panels containing oval depressions linked by straps over darts. The parts are held together by a rod and nut.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 26.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1769 CE - 1780 CE

Note

The oval medallion of Apollo and Marsyas was probably derived from a gem in the Maffei collection, see Monfaucon, in Documentation.

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Body
Neck Decoration
Rmedallion
Swags

Materials used in production

Red dry-bodied stoneware
Black basalt

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wedgwood/& Bentley
  • Location: On the plinth
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.2.2-1912
Primary reference Number: 11152

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 February 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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