Plaque

Wedgwood

  • Titles Plaque (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware and wood
  • Dimensions plaque: 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/4 in. (14 × 14 × 0.6 cm) frame: 10 × 10 × 1 1/4 in. (25.4 × 25.4 × 3.2 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.1142.2011
  • Work Type plaque
  • Classification Plaques

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Oval black basalt intaglio or cypher set in silver as a button
On a rectangular base the clock case is in the form of war trophies including helmets, swords, and a shield, the finial is in the shape of a helmet surmounted by a bird-like creature with outstretched wings; the clock is set in a gilt-bronze mount. Originally a pocket watch holder with the clock a later addition.