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Medallion
Medallion, white jasper, elongated oval form, the centre of the upperside covered with a lilac dip, this then ornamented with an applied relief in white showing the figure of Aurora in a chariot pulled by two horses surrounded by clouds and with a putto bearing a torch flying ahead, the lilac ground surrounded by a green dip to the edge of the medallion ornamented with a border of applied radiating petals in white. The edge of the medallion chipped.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36085
Creation/Production
Wedgwood
Date: 1780-1795
Acquisition
Purchase, 1903
Measurements
Length
(cm): 5.5
Width
(cm): 2.4
Length
(in): 2
Width
(in): 15
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
dipped
decoration
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
Material
jasper
Location
In store
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