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Five Muses
John Flaxman, Jr., Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley
1778-1779
Titles
Five Muses (Title)
Artist
John Flaxman, Jr., British, born York, 1755 - died 1826, London
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Wedgwood and Bentley period, 1769 - 1780
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Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
Medium
stoneware (jasperware)
Dimensions
6 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 3/8 in. (15.9 × 38.7 × 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dwight and Lucille Beeson, 1981.228
Work Type
tablet
Classification
Plaques
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Signature
On the backside impressed: WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY [and with the number] 2
Marks
On the backside impressed: WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY [and with the number] 2
Inscription
None
Provenance
Dr. Francis Jennings Vurpillat, South Bend, IN; Dwight and Lucille Beeson, Birmingham; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art
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