Epergne

Wedgwood

1890/1900

  • Titles Epergne (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium lead-glazed earthenware (creamware)
  • Dimensions Epergne 18 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. Diam. (47.3 x 24.1 cm) Baskets each 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. Diam. (9.2 x 7.3 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.1374.2008a-f
  • Work Type epergne
  • Classification Containers

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Head in profile right.
Bust.
Vase with a bucket form and a tapered base. The exterior is decorated with dimensional bands throughout the form. The rim of the vase has a slightly pronounced lip. The interior is glazed an iron/dark red, which is interrupted at the base where the form begins to taper in.
Octagonal tri-color jasper (lilac, dark blue, and white) cameo with white relief scene with six putti