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Dish
Made at: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
English
around 1860-1870
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Creamware, colored enamels
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 × 33 × 18.4 cm (1 7/8 × 13 × 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift by the grandchildren of Mrs. Edward Frothingham(Eugenia Mifflin Frothingham)
Accession Number1977.663
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionDeep shell-shaped dish in irregular shape with yellow rim; God with laurel wreath and quiver of arrows (Helios?) drives a submerged chariot drawn by two horses.
Signed
Signed at lower left 'E Lessore' and at lower right 'Wedgwood' in rust red
Marks
Impressed WEDGWOOD "J" [4 dots] on reverse
InscriptionsTwo gummed MFA labels: "76.19 Mrs. Frothingham" and on lower label: "Mrs. Edward Frothingham"