Jug

Wedgwood

1940/50

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Oval black basalt intaglio with figure of winged female, set in brass mount with ring as pendant
Oval blue jasper plaque with white relief scene of Sacrifice to Hymen. To the left of the altar are winged boys holding a trumpet and a torch, and to the right are two others leading a goat and carrying an olive-branch. this was modelled from an engraving by Bartolozzi c.1778
Oval black basalt intaglio with figure of Urania
Vase with a round, exaggerated cup shape. The vase's exterior is colored dark green that tapers to light green towards the base of the bowl. There is a buildup of dark glaze around the center of the vase that appears to be dripping down the form in places. The vase's exterior is rough in texture around the top and bottom of the vase, with thin, irregularly-sized horizontal lines around the form. the rim of the vase is unglazed, beige stoneware. The vase's interior is partially glazed, the upper half of the itnerior ranging in color from orange to dark red. The lower half of the interior is light green, then the interior's center is dark red. The interior also features the same thin, horizontal lines that are on the exterior.