Oval black basalt intaglio, two-sided with male profile portrait on one side and female on the other

Intaglio

Wedgwood

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Obverse: Bust in profile left in uniform. Reverse: The seated Minerva supports the Anhalt-Dessau coat of arms, in her right hand she holds a wreath, a bear rests at her feet; and she is surrounded with symbols of justice, the arts, and sciences.
Large, square earthenware tile partially printed and hand-painted with a circular reserve outlined by a white band within two yellow bands containing in white with blue highlights the portrait of an older, bearded man to left wearing a fur coat and ermine cap with ear muffs, the cap has a band of holly, the ground with a blue on blue design of holly sprigs, the larger ground of the tile contains in various shades of blue a pattern of decorative, horizontal bands with from the top a band of small x's and solid dots; the name of the season WIN TER; a fish scale pattern; a band of open dots; a band of scrolling motifs; and a band featuring a zigzag design, the reverse with horizontal bars in relief to aid adhesion when setting the tile.
Rectangular black jasper plaque with white relief scene of Blind Man's Bluff modelled by John Flaxman. This bas relief was first modelled by John Flaxman Jnr in 1782, as a direct response to Wedgwood's request for: ‘Some groups of children, proper for bas reliefs to decorate the side of Tea pots.’ Four drawings were originally sent to Wedgwood, one of which was entitled ‘Blind Man’s Buff’.
Oval medallion of enameled creamware with the portrait of the Roman Emperor Domitian with laurel leaf crown to left and the name "Domitian" below the truncation, the portrait is cream while the ground is a light blue with a border of Etruscan red and black, the reverse likewise enameled light blue.