Bacchanalian, or Herculaneum, Figure

Wedgwood

1795-1820

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Oval basalt medallion with profile portrait of Mrs. Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) facing left. An English actress who was born in Brecon, she married the actor William Siddon in 1773. She was engaged by David Garrick to play at Drury Lane.
Large rectangular tablet of white jasper with "Dysart-green" jasper dip, with two floral swags supported by leopard heads and ribbons, with a trophy hanging in the center.
Round covered box of solid royal blue jasper with white relief decoration, around the sides of the body are small floral motifs and on the cover is the portrait bust of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in civil dress beneath a crown with two laurel branches with berries and a banner below that reads, "HRH DUKE OF EDINBURGH."
Small hollow drum made of white jasper with dark blue and lilac jasper dip (tricolor) and white relief decoration, round with a hole at either end, the body with a border of oak leaves against a lilac ground at the bottom and a border of intersecting circles against a lilac ground at the top, in the middle a series of four reserves within which are small relief scenes including, Cupid as Oracle; Coriolanus (Coriolanus with his wife and mother who entreat him to return to Rome); Endymion on Latmos; and Hebe giving sustenance to the eagle, between small dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.