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- Museum number
- 1909,1201.12
- Description
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Pedestal, jasper ware, coloured blue, in the form of an ancient altar, with rams' heads at each corner at the top and winged lions in pairs round the base, each side decorated with applied moulded reliefs in white jasper of female allegorical figures or deities, including: Plenty with cornucopia; Victory with wreath and palm branch; Juno with spear and peacock. The fourth figure, carrying a covered cup on a dish, has not been identified. Marked.
- Production date
- 1790 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.40 inches
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See also 1909,1201.58 for a similar pedestal in green jasper.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2009 14 Jul-present, London, V&A, New Ceramics Gallery, LT Loan.
- Acquisition date
- 1909
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1909,1201.12
