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Vase
(1769-1780)

Medium
stoneware (black basalt)

Measurements
(a-b) 33.4 × 14.4 × 13.7 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Norma Deutsher, Governor, 1994

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England

Inscription
(a) impressed (inverted) in base c.l.: Wedgwood / & Bentley

Accession Number
D19.a-b-1994

Department
International Decorative Arts

Physical description
Shield shaped, footed vase with two medallions showing nymphs in clouds, set between floral swags. Seated figure of Apollo with lyre on finial of cover.