Vase

Description

Portland Vase with the figures laid on, on one side and showing the cracking of applied figures due to problems with firing in the kiln, one of a collection of specimens illustrating the manufacture of Wedgwood pottery from Etruria, Staffordshire, given by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons in 1856

Museum reference

A.89.416 T

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Vase

Production information

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Pottery manufacturer
Etruria, Staffordshire, England, Northern Europe

Date

1790 - 1855

Materials

Ceramic

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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