19th century Wedgwood jasper Ware bottle vase, c.1882, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, decorated with a frieze of classical figures and scroll work, impressed factory marks to base, height 10.83 in.
- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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Wedgwood (England), item types