Josiah Wedgwood & Sons: Illustrated Catalogue of Shapes

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd.

1877

  • Titles Josiah Wedgwood & Sons: Illustrated Catalogue of Shapes (Descriptive)
  • Artist Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd., England
  • Medium ink on paper
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.4475.2008
  • Work Type catalogue
  • Classification Books

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Bust in profile right.
Large round charger with a wavy edge and molded in relief with in the center two swans with their heads together swimming amongst the rushes, which are filled with a heron, fish and shells, above them a second heron in flight; in the background is a radial sunburst that extends to the rim of the plate, which is decorated with a finely gilt spearhead border and scattered flower sprays in Kakiemon colors ("indianische Blumen"); at the top of the plate is the coat of arms of the Brühl and Kollowrat families.
Small, rectangular cast-iron plaque, the cast-iron frame attached and decorated with a simple, repeating pattern of anthemion motifs and beading, the central scene of The Last Supper after the original by Leonardo da Vinci with the text MEN DICO VOBIS QUIA UNNUS VESTRUM ME TRADITURUS EST (And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me) from Matthew 26 below.
Tall wine goblet of clear glass overlaid with red glass and cut to create a downward radiating rectangular pattern on the bowl below a repetitive square pattern on the rim, the stem is cut so that, when turned, it appears to be composed of a delicate red chain, the foot of clear glass