Covered Vase with Women and Children at Worship

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This vase, a pair with WAM 48.861, shows scenes of sacrifice to Pomona and Flora (the goddesses of fruits and flowers) probably designed by Lady Elizabeth Templeton and modelled by William Hackwood. Hackwood was first taken on at the Wedgwood Etruria factory in 1769, and worked for the firm for 63 years. He was mainly employed in adapting, re-modelling and finishing busts and bas reliefs, such as the ones that appear on these vases. Jasperware, which was inspired by Roman cameo glass, was a technique invented by Wedgwood which was perfected in 1775.

Provenance Collection of A. J. Crawford to 1908 or E. F. Bonaventure, New York to 1911; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908 or 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Maker's Mark] WEDGWOOD 2

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

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Creators

Lady Elizabeth Templetown (British, 1747-1823) (Artist)
Josiah Wedgwood (English, 1730-1795) (Manufacturer)

Period

late 18th century (Neoclassical)

Medium

jasperware
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.862

Measurements

H with lid: 11 1/2 × W with handles: 10 7/16 × D: 5 1/2 in. (29.2 × 26.5 × 14 cm); Vase H with handles: 10 7/16 × W with handles: 6 × D: 5 1/2 in. (26.5 × 15.2 × 14 cm); H without handles: 9 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (25 × 13.9 × 14 cm); Lid H: 2 1/16 × Diam: 3 1/16 in. (5.2 × 7.8 cm).

Geographies

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

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Covered Vase with Women and Children at Sacrifice and Worship	Title
late 18th century (Neoclassical)	Period
48.861	Accession
templeton, wedgwood	Tags