Wedgwood Black Jasper Ware Urn Vase, 1879
A Wedgwood black Jasper Ware urn vase, 1879, the solid jasper classical vase with white slip decoration, with a stiff leaf border to the rim, alternating acanthus and bell flower decorations to the long neck, the ovoid body with petite mythological scenes and raised on a square base; impressed marks underside with date cipher and numeral '7', height 6.50 in.
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Wedgwood (England), item types
- urns 100
- urns, Jasperware 58
- vases, Jasperware 100
