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Aurora, cameo

WEDGWOOD, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent (manufacturer)
Aurora, cameo
 (late 18th century)

Medium
stoneware (blue jasper dip with green)

Measurements
0.4 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm

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

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England

Inscription
impressed in rear c.: WEDGWOOD

Accession Number
D34-1994

Department
International Decorative Arts

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

Physical description
Oval medallion of a woman wearing a star on her head, driving a chariot through clouds. White relief on blue with white and green border.

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