Hope

Wedgwood

19th century

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On a round, bell-shaped base that is decorated with relief scenes of playful putti is a lyre with a winged female mask at the base and a series of three prongs on either side to hold jewelry.
A vessel in the form of a leafy goblet rests on a square base from which rises a column with foliate motifs, at the top sits an eagle with outstretched wings holding a ring in its beak from which hangs a shallow round bowl on three chains.
Gray, blue, and white
Deep, round, footed bowl of red earthenware, the sides are decorated with an alternating pattern of horizontal lines and stylized sheaves of wheat, the bright blue glaze of the body (the foot is left unglazed) pools in the crevices of the design to leave the color of the clay visible on the raised portions, the glaze also thins at the rim to reveal the color of the clay beneath.