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Vase
Marked by: Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley (active 1768–1780)
Manufactured by: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Manufactured by: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
English (Staffordshire)
about 1772–75
Medium/Technique
Black stoneware (basaltware)
Dimensions
Overall (h x w x d): 42.5 x 18.9 x 17.5 cm (16 3/4 x 7 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.) [note: width is maximum distance between nose of one lion's head handle to nose of other and depth is maximum diameter of vase's body]
Other (Dimensions at base): 9.2 x 9.2 cm (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Other (Dimensions at base): 9.2 x 9.2 cm (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession Number2007.1004.1
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionBlack stoneware (basaltware) vase with tall neck with central band, lion's-head handles terminating in masks, bands of laurel and acanthus around the shoulder and foot, and vertical engine-turning on the body. Stands on a square plinth with molded decoration. Pair with 2007.1004.2
Marks
Incised: Wedgwood & Bentley
ProvenanceLeo Kaplan Ltd., New York. About 2004, acquired on the New York art market by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2007, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 2008)