Vase

Made by: Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley (active 1768–1780)

English

about 1778

Object Place: Europe, England, Staffordshire

Medium/Technique White terracotta stoneware with surface agate slip, with traces of gilding on figure and foliate border; black basalt plinth

Dimensions 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson

Accession Number25.256

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope

ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Stoneware

DescriptionA compote with cover. Green and brown agate glazes, a band of laurel around upper edge, and a reclining child with a vase on top. Black basalt base, fastened to vase with brass nut.

Marks Mark: WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY, ETRURIA impresssed, in a circle on underside of plinth.

Inscriptions"2814" inscribed in pencil

ProvenanceBy 1894, Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson; 1925, bequest of Mrs. T. O. Richardson to the MFA.