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Borghese, covered vase and pedestal
Medium
stoneware (black jasper)
Measurements
(a-c) 80.8 × 29.5 cm diameter (overall)
Inscription
(a) impressed in inside of base c.r.: WEDGWOOD
impressed in inside of base c.r.: C
impressed in inside of base c.r.: A
(b) impressed (vertically) in base c.l.: WEDGWOOD
Accession Number
248.a-c-D1M
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1889
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Campana-shaped vase in black jasper dip based on famous antique marble vase, now in the Louvre. Relief decoration shows Bacchic revellers. Pedestal shape is similar to the 'Homer vase'-D14-1993.