Charles Pratt (1st Lord Chancellor of Camden)

Wedgwood

About 1779

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Large, heavy cast-iron covered tureen resting on an oval foot with short, beaded stem, the oval tureen in squat urn form with raised foliage on the bottom and a band of stylized floral motifs around the midsection, with a handle on either side in the form of two connected sea creatures with open mouths and split, scrolling tails, the domed cover with a band of acanthus leaves and pinecone knob.
Oval dark blue jasper cameo with white relief of a Zephyr with polished edges
Oval dark blue jasper plaque with white relief scene of A Conquered Province, with figure of mourning woman in front of suit of armor on pole, set in ivory and metal frame
Pair of solid white jasper urns with black jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, each resting on a small square plinth decorated with anthemion motifs, the round foot with a band of overlapping leaves highlighted with shading, the bulbous, lower body with leafy and lotus elements and the main body decorated with a scene of Apollo and the Nine Muses, likewise highlighted with shading, above the main scene a pattern of floral garlands held in place by small paterae, with two upright, fluted and slightly extended loop handles, along the shoulder a band of anthemion motifs, the conforming flat cover with a band of scrolls along the edge and on top in a star-like pattern stylized acanthus leaves, the tall finial baluster shaped, the interior white.