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Factory: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Jasper, white with pale blue dip on the upper surface, and white reliefs. Rectangular with cut corners, shallow curved sides and outward sloping edge. Decorated in the centre with a motif comprising paired narrow serrated leaves flanking anthemion facing upwards and another pair facing downwards. On the left is a figures of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, and on the right a figure of Melpomene, the Tragic Muse. Round the edge there is a border of paired laurel leaves and berries.
History note: From the donor's cousin's collection, the late Francis Bedford, Esq.
Given by Mrs James Bedford
Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-02-10) by Bedford, James, Mrs
19th Century, second half#
Victoria I
Circa
1850
-
1900
Another set of Muses was ordered from Flaxman senior and Terpsichore, Melpomene, Thalia and Euterpe were invoiced on 3.1.1775. In 1777 the remaining Muses were ordered, but Wedgwood later asked Bentley to cancel the order if possible. Nevertheless they are usually attributed to Flaxman Senior or Junior.
Urania the Muse of Astronomy is represented with a globe and a staff for indicating the course of the stars. The figure was was part of a set of Muses possibly modelled by Giuseppe Angelini (1742-1811), who was paid for a set of nine Muses in 1789.
Reliefs
uncertain Jasper ware
Moulding : Jasper, white with pale blue dip on the upper surface, and white reliefs
Accession number: C.17-1911
Primary reference Number: 11482
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tray" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/11482 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:58:36
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