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bust
Object Type
bust
Museum number
1887,0307,I.718.a
Description
Bust; jasper ware, white with blue pedestal; Mars; tall stand of square section tapering downwards, washed with blue and ornamented on three sides with applied white reliefs of trophies suspended from a ribbon.
Producer name
Factory of:
Wedgwood
(under Wedgwood, Josiah I)
Production date
1785
(circa)
Production place
Factory in:
Etruria (England)
Materials
stoneware
Ware
Jasper ware
Technique
washed
applied
relief
Dimensions
Height:
5.90 inches
Curator's comments
These busts are rare. They may have been based on Continental examples in porcelain intended for table decoration.
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1903 / Catalogue of the collection of English Pottery in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquites and Ethnography of the British Museum
(I718)
Dawson 1984 / Masterpieces of Wedgwood in the British Museum
(p. 58, fig. 45)
Reilly 1989 / Wedgwood
(I, p. 633, fig. 955)
Location
On display
(G47/dc4)
Subjects
myth/legend
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Ares/Mars
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1887,0307,I.718.a
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1887,0307,I.718