Tazza vase
(c. 1815-1820)
Medium
stoneware (jasper dip)
Measurements
(a-b) 19.9 × 26.9 × 18.2 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Norma Deutsher, Governor, 1995
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England
Inscription
(a) impressed in base l.c.: WEDGWOOD
impressed (inverted) in base l.r.: RK
Accession Number
1995.461.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
Vase in the form of a Greek drinking cup with high scrolling handles, decorated with wide band of dark-blue jasper below the rim with classical scenes. Set on rectangular plinth with horizontal palmettes on blue with pierced cover to hold floral arrangement.