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Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)

Pair of bowl-shaped vases 1900-14

Stoneware | RCIN 45024

Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)

45024.jpg 1900-14

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A pair of jasperware bowl-shaped blue and white vases with perforated covers and loose pierced plugs within for the support of flower stems; the bowls supported on three dolphins resting on triangular base with incurved corners, decorated in white low relief with garlands and stylised flowers and leaves in white.

Provenance

Purchased by Queen Mary, 1914. First recorded in the Royal Collection in an inventory of Wedgwood porcelain, 1914-17.
This shape was originally produced as an oil lamp, see Bonhams Skinner, 11 July 2024, imitation porphyry example, lot 1059.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)
(porcelain manufacturer)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Stoneware

stoneware, jasper ware
Groupings
Category
Ceramics
Object type(s)
containers
vessels
vases
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Mammals
Whales
Dolphins
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Decorative techniques & surface decoration
Floral decorations
Garlands
Places

Place of Production

Etruria [Stoke-on-Trent]

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