Vase
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1930
Materials
Basaltware
Measurements
1255 mm (Height); 155 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Burslem
Order this imageCollection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101360
Summary
A Wedgwood black basaltware vase and cover, of ovoid shape with double handles on circular base, with date and inscription in red, commemorating the bi-centenary of Josiah Wedgwood in 1930 - a reproduction of an earlier piece and No. 12 of fifth models made
Marks and inscriptions
Side(s): "Bicentenary 1930 Josiah Wedgewood Born July 1730 Died January 1795", "June XIII M.DCC.LXIX One of the first days productions at Etruria in Staffordshire Wedgewood and Bentley".
Makers and roles
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795), pottery manufacturer