Lamp
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1770 - circa 1775
Materials
Basaltware, shell, parcel gilt
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 870930
Summary
Wedgwood and Bentley 'Pebble Lamp' and cover, the circular body with wreaths moulded in relief. Three cockle shells set on the shoulders contain tubes for the wicks, and the cover is surmounted by cream coloured palm foliage and parcel gilt. The whole surmounted on three gilt dolphins above a triamgular base of black basalt ware.
Makers and roles
Wedgwood , potters