Ovoid, with high looped handles and small cylindrical neck. On square plinth (b) with relief palmette decoration, and ogee foot (d) with leaf-molded edge. Flat cylindrical cover (c) with relief palmette and guilloche decoration, and vase finial.

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Black Basalt Covered Urn Urn, 1780–1800

This is a urn. It was decorated by John Flaxman and manufactured by Wedgwood. It is dated 1780–1800 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is stoneware ("black basalt"). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Furniture mount in the shape of a male figure walking into the wind with robes billowing.

Mount, ca. 1810
cast and gilt bronze.
Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
1907-3-13

Four-sided, serpentine sides, front longer than back; shaped edges, scrolled feet. Cover set on angle, with five cups for bulbs and two piercings. Relief panels in front and two sides, with putti bearing garland, against orange field; borders filled with floral forms in pink and white, inside glazed.

Black Basalt Bulb Pot Bulb Pot, 1780–1800
stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-316-a,b

One of pair. Floral swag and posy decoration, cartouches with mythical scenes of figures and animals in landscapes. Bearded mascaron with faux bail handle in mouth in sculptural relief on sides. Creamy glaze.

Urn, ca. 1750
tin-glazed earthenware.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2017-20-3

Its dimensions are

25.5 x 15 cm (10 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Black Basalt Covered Urn Urn, 1780–1800; Manufactured by Wedgwood (United Kingdom); England; stoneware ("black basalt"); 25.5 x 15 cm (10 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-301-a/d

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2C3G6/
Accession Number 1938-57-301-a/d
Object ID 18349581