Summary
Ceramic urn (one of a pair) featuring classical figures in salmon pink, blue and white. Manufactured by Wedgwood in England circa 1880, it was acquired by John Twycross from the British Court at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.
Physical Description
One of pair of urns with lids and gilded sylph (faun/ pan) lugs. The foot screws onto the base of the urn. Blue and salmon pink glaze. The body is decorated with classical style acanthus leaf and flower motifs on lid, shoulder, foot and square base. Classical ladies, holding hands around the body of the urn, in white.
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Manufacturer
Wedgwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain, circa 1880
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881
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Inscriptions
Both incised on base: WEDGWOOD On underside of one incised: x 275 Paper labels stuck to base at opposite corners: -/X? [this is a literal description, not uncertainty]; F773/ UR/ / ea On underside of one incised: 275 Paper labels stuck to base on adjoining corners: -/X?; 275-8./ F773/ UR/.ea
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Type of item
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Maximum dimensions
105 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height), 290 mm (Circumference)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Ceramics, Decorative Arts, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building
