Saucers

Wedgwood

  • Titles Saucers (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china
  • Dimensions each: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (1.9 x 14 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.726.2011.1-.7
  • Work Type saucers
  • Classification Containers

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Square lab trial for a black jasper plaque with white relief of Thalia. Thalia is one of the nine Muses. She is the muse of comedy and holds a mask and a shepherd's crook modelled by John Flaxman in about 1776
Tulip-shaped silver goblet with beaded round foot resting on a square base, the base engraved on one side with the date MDCCLXXXIII and on the other "Wm Hole to Jas Luke Esqr in token of regard & esteem for his candour & integrity," the main body engraved on one side with a crane on a "chapeau gules turned up ermine" – traditionally the emblem of the Crane family – the interior covered with a gold wash.
Small, oval intaglio of black basalt with the portrait of either Julia Augusta, daughter of Augustus, or Julia Flavia, daughter of Titus, to right, with elaborate hairstyle, drapery, and pearl necklace and earrings.
Large tablet of white jasper with green jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration depicting Priam begging the body of Hector from Achilles, and showing a seated Achilles in a gesture of grief on the far right, his helmet at his feet, with Priam kneeling in front of him and kissing the right hand of Achilles, behind Priam is a two-horse chariot and on the far left is Priam's wagon with his gifts, also included in the scene are figures of Greeks and two Trojans, distinguished by their long-sleeved tunics and Phrygian caps.