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Plaque: C.122A-1961

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood

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Description

Jasper, white with blue wash on the upper surface, moulded and applied white reliefs. Lapidary polished edges. Decorated with a Nereid riding on a sea horse with a nude sea god holding a two-pronged fork behind her and another blowing a horn in front. A pair wirh C.122B-1961

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Etruria ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1785 - 1800

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Who.e Width 1.6 cm
Edges
Relief

Materials used in production

white and blue Jasper ware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.122A-1961
Primary reference Number: 71627
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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