Flower pot
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Jasperware
Measurements
77 mm (Height); 90 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607492
Summary
Biscuit coloured jasperware flowerpot with sides tapering to circular foot ring and moulded lip to rim. Decorated in relief with band of rinceau style scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers in pale green/brown. Pierced in hole in base. 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
127 (paper label glued to cover written in black ink)
Makers and roles
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795), manufacturer