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Pitcher with sacrificial scene and worship of Cupid

Josiah Wedgwood (English, 1730-1795) (Manufacturer)
late 18th century (Neoclassical)
black basalt
(18th and 19th Centuries )

The black basalt pitcher with grape leaves and vines around the top is decorated with scenes of women sacrificing to the worship of Cupid.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Miss Elisabeth Gilman, before March 1948 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.

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Geographies

United Kingdom, England, Etruria, Staffordshire (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Elizabeth Gilman

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

48.2009

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