Cover for a Vase (c. 1850): Art, History and Details

Cover for a Vase (c. 1850) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, est. 1759).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Wedgwood's tricolor jasperware first became popular in the 1770s during a period of fascination with neoclassical decoration. This vase was probably made around 1850 during the period when this type of decoration was revived. The relief medallions depict two versions of the Greek god Apollo, the god of music, next to his harp or lyre.

Object facts

• Title: Cover for a Vase
• Date: c. 1850
• Creator attribution: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, est. 1759)
• Culture: England, Staffordshire
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: jasper ware with relief decoration
• Dimensions: Overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1951.299.b

A detail from the museum

See cover record.

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin

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