Greek Slave

Minton's pottery and porcelain factory, After a model by Hiram Powers, Powers' model made for Summerly's Art Manufacturers

July 1866

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Oval box with landscape on lid.
Small nutmeg grater of enameled copper in the shape of an egg, with a deep blue ground and white reserves decorated with floral sprays, inside is a fitted, round grate, with gilt metal mounts.
Bust front, head slightly right, in uniform with medal.
Obverse: The Entombment. Reverse: Symbols of work and diligence, an altar with the Bible, and a skull on which a butterfly rests.