Napkin Rings

Wedgwood

  • Titles Napkin Rings (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china and gilt
  • Dimensions 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. Diam. (3.2 x 4.1 cm)
  • 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.2980.2008.1-.2
  • Work Type napkin rings
  • Classification Containers

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Laureate bust in profile right.
Vase of sold light blue jasperware with white relief and molded decoration, the body is urn-shaped with a low, squat foot with gadrooned edge that rests on a small, square plinth, the plinth is decorated with stylized anthemion motifs, a band of beading hides the spot where the foot meets the body, the body is decorated with a row of stylized acanthus leaves at the base and below the shoulder with an irregular pattern of billowy rushes and cat-o-nine tails, the deep shoulder curves up to form the neck of the vase, on either side sits a large swan with outstretched wings, its long neck curved, its head resting on its chest to form handles, the lip with a band of batswing, or radiating flute, motifs, the cover with the figure of a kneeling Leda giving sustenance to the swan.
Oval blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of Josiah Wedgwood, inscribed "Congres International des Ouviers potiers 26.27.28.aout 1912 Hanley Angleterre"