DR William Edel

Wedgwood

1959

  • Titles DR William Edel (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 4 5/16 × 3 3/16 × 3/8 in. (11 × 8.1 × 1 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.1192.2008
  • Work Type portrait medallion
  • Classification Medals

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Vase of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration, the round foot with molded, bound reeds, the lower body with a ribbon and ivy scroll, with a band of acanthus leaves and one of laurel leaves at the shoulder, the narrower, elongated neck with acanthus leaves, a band of arabesque of scrolls and flowers, the upper neck with a pattern of acanthus leaves alternating with stiff leaf motifs, the flared edge with a band of acanthus leaves.
Oval blue jasper plaque with white relief of Euterpe, broken in several pieces. The modelling of Euterpe is attributed to John Flaxman Jr in around 1778. Wedgwood owned some muses figures which were created by Bouchardon from 1770. However it was not until 1777 that he decided to produce them so he requested Bentley to commission Flaxman to produce some more to complete the set.
Venus de Medici, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, After a model from Wedgwood, Based on a design by Rev. Mr. Joseph Spence, cast iron
Small seated Bow porcelain cat of white color with brown fur. The eyes have painted brown corners and a line in the middle. Cat's rare feet are seated where the front right paw holds a small brown mouse and the front left paws holds down a yellow object with another brown mouse underneath. The cat is seated on a circular white base with burgundy curvy or wavy design.