Dish

Wedgwood

  • Titles Dish (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium pearlware
  • Dimensions 1 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (4.4 x 29.2 x 22.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.2961.2008
  • Work Type dish
  • Classification Containers

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Bust three-quarters left in uniform of the Russian Guard with the sash and star of the Andreas Order.
Large, square earthenware tile partially printed and hand-painted with a circular reserve outlined by a white band within two yellow bands containing in white with blue highlights the portrait of a woman to left wearing a light blouse and apron with straw hat and hairband with flower, the ground with a blue on blue design of floral vines, the larger ground of the tile contains in various shades of blue a pattern of decorative, horizontal bands with from the top a band of small x's and solid dots; the name of the season SPR ING; a fish scale pattern; a band of open dots; a band of scrolling motifs; and a band featuring a zigzag design, the reverse with horizontal bars in relief to aid adhesion when setting the tile.
Beer tap handle of white jasper with light blue jasper dip, of bulbous shape, the end of the handle decorated with acanthus leaves, then below a white band on one side a floral garland supported by two paterae and on the other the figure of Apollo standing between a tree stump and a tree with his lyre.
Half figure seated right, the head front.