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Borghese, covered vase and pedestal

Borghese, covered vase and pedestal
(c. 1888)

Medium
stoneware (black jasper)

Measurements
(a-c) 80.8 × 29.5 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1889

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
(a) impressed in inside of base c.r.: WEDGWOOD
impressed in inside of base c.r.: C
impressed in inside of base c.r.: A
(b) impressed (vertically) in base c.l.: WEDGWOOD

Accession Number
248.a-c-D1M

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Campana-shaped vase in black jasper dip based on famous antique marble vase, now in the Louvre. Relief decoration shows Bacchic revellers. Pedestal shape is similar to the 'Homer vase'-D14-1993.