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Wedgwood, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent (manufacturer)
Covered jar c. 1795
Cylindrical container in the form of a domed building with six equally spaced Corinthian pilasters, on stepped base. Lilac wash with white relief & dice pattern of sage-green & white.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Keith M. Deutsher, Founder Benefactor, 1993
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Covered jar
c. 1795
Medium
Cylindrical container in the form of a domed building with six equally spaced Corinthian pilasters, on stepped base. Lilac wash with white relief & dice pattern of sage-green & white.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Keith M. Deutsher, Founder Benefactor, 1993
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This covered vase is a miniature piece of architecture with added ornamentation. The form references the famous ancient Greek Monument of Lysicrates, from the fourth century BCE, which formed the display base for an athletic or choral prize won at a festival. It is the only surviving ancient Greek monument to choirs and was the subject of much interest for eighteenth-century architects, including James ‘Athenian’ Stuart who built a copy at Shugborough, Staffordshire, for Lord Anson. It was well known to Wedgwood, who offered to make the bowl for the tripod proposed by Stuart for the top of the dome.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
D12.a-b-1993
Department
International Decorative Arts
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