Urn moulded with four rams' head handles and a medallion showing Cupid sharpening his bow (after Parmigianino) and the Rape of Io (or Callisto).
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
1790 - 1800
Materials
Basalt
Measurements
370 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Mompesson House, Wiltshire
NT 723523.1
Summary
Sculpture, black basalt, Urn moulded with four rams' head handles and medallions showing Cupid sharpening his bow (after Parmigianino) and the Rape of Io (or Callisto) by Wedgwood.One of two black basalt urns.
Makers and roles
Wedgwood, potter