Orestes and Pylades at the Temple of Diana

Wedgwood

About 1793

Titles Orestes and Pylades at the Temple of Diana (Title)
Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
Medium stoneware (jasperware)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight M. Beeson, 1980.181
Object Name tablet
Classification Plaques
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Oval medallion of white jasper with green dip and white bas relief of Poor Maria – a young woman seated under a tree, weeping, with a small dog – mounted in a steel bracelet, the medallion held to the face with prongs, the surrounding border engraved with crosshatching and on either side a simple flower with leafy motifs, the band is attached to the face with hinges and is engraved with a stippled border and on either side a triangle with similar leafy motifs, with adjustable hook and chain clasp.

Plate, Lincoln shape?, Eastern Flowers pattern

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