Square black jasper plaque with white relief of Terpsichore, the muse of choral dance is represented holding a lyre and plectrum, lab trial

Terpischore, Lab trial

Wedgwood

20th Century

  • Titles Terpischore, Lab trial (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • 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.3952.2008
  • Object Name plaque
  • Classification Medals

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