Vase (c. 1850): Art, History and Details
Vase at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1850, jasper ware with relief decoration. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
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: 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: 1951.300.a
A detail from the museum
See cover record.
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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