Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Swiss Philosopher

James Tassie

About 1790

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Hexagonal creamware ashtray with molded diamond pattern around the edge, the center with a molded and silkscreened pattern of wedges in a star design comprised of various geometric forms against a lattice ground, colored in shades of black, green, yellow, and white.
Jug of black basalt with encaustic painting, derived from the Greek "oenochoe" form, the foot and body above the shoulder and neck are engine turned, the main body with an image of Daedalus building his wings below a tear drop border that extends around the body below the shoulder, with red trim around the lip and stem and a band of beading around the upper neck.
Small cast-iron cross pendant in the shape of a Maltese cross, the central medallion with the portrait bust of Queen Luise of Prussia (1776-1810) right in a silver mount.
Mug with a rounded cylindrical form that flares out at two points and tapers towards the base. The mug's exterior is speckled dark brown stoneware. Two areas near the handle appear almost smeared, like they were disturbed before the glaze was dry. There is also a blank area with few dark brown spots near the base o fthe mug. The exterior of the mug has thin horizontal, imprinted lines uniformly circling the form. The lip and interior are off-white toneware with dark-brown specks.