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ear-drop
;
ear-ring
Object Type
ear-drop
ear-ring
Museum number
1903,0325.1-2
Description
Ear-drops, one of two, for ear-rings; blue jasperware with applied sprig-moulded details in white jasperware (cameo); radiating ornament at the top and bottom and beaded festoons in lower part; in centre a frieze between two cable bands, with figures of Hygieia, Polymnia, Hope, and Hebe and the Eagle; mounted in gold; apparently unmarked.
Producer name
Factory of:
Wedgwood
(?)
Production date
1778-1800
Production place
Factory in:
Etruria (England)
Materials
stoneware
gold
Technique
relief
Dimensions
Length:
1.50 inches
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
(I283a)
Dawson 1984 / Masterpieces of Wedgwood in the British Museum
(pl. 12)
Location
On display
(G47/dc8/p11/no7)
Subjects
bird
myth/legend
classical deity
virtues and vices
allegory/personification
Associated names
Representation of:
Hygieia/Salus
Representation of:
Polyhymnia
Representation of:
Hebe
Associated events
Associated Event:
Hebe and the Eagle
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs C M Coppell
Acquisition date
1903
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1903,0325.1-2