Rectangular tablet of solid light blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration depicting five of the nine MusesErato with her kithara Muse of choral dance and song Melpomene holding a dagger Muse of tragedy Calliope writing Muse of epic poetry Thalia holding a comic mask Muse of comedy and Urania next to her globe Muse of astronomy

Five Muses

John Flaxman, Jr., Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley

1778-1779

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Cup shaped bowl The bowls exterior is partially glazed and decorated with irregular black bands on top of a brown coat that varies in pigmentation intensity The lower half of the bowl is glazed more consistently and the lower black bands have a drip like quality to them and are also more uniform in size and spacing on the form The upper half of the bowl contains unglazed black bands that are indented in most parts creating a rough texture The lip of the bowl is white and unglazed and the bowls base is glazed and white The bowls interior is glazed irregularly and is primarily mustard with areas of unglazed bone china showing through
Obverse Bust in profile left
Miniature basalt spill vase with relief frieze on body