Small oval medallion of white jasper with black dip and white bas relief of Fame Inscribing an Urn to the Memory of Elisabeth Archduchess of Austria 1767 1790 a winged Fame kneels before a large urn on pedestal with trumpet in left hand and stylus in right he inscribes the urn while a standing classically dressed figure behind him drapes it the Austrian eagle lies at the base of the pedestal the scene delicately shaded with black jasper slip set in a silver mount adorned with marcasite the elaborate finial comprised of flowers and leafy elements set with marcasite with eye for a chain

Pendant “Fame Inscribing an Urn to the Memory of Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria (1767-1790)”

Wedgwood

1790-1795

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