Vase
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Jasperware
Measurements
235 x 95 mm
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607491.1
Summary
Pale blue jasperware vase, with separate domed cover with berry finial. Raised on circular foot with square plinth. Decorated in relief with the 'Dancing Hours' in white, additional classical motifs. Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood circa 1780.
Provenance
Miss Adam-Smith, Bessemer Wright collection; bequest to the National Trust from Miss Adam-Smith, Bessemer Wright, 5th July 1990.
Marks and inscriptions
115 0387 (paper label in ink)
Makers and roles
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795), manufacturer