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Black Basalt Covered Urn Urn
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.
- Mount
- cast and gilt bronze.
- Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
- 1907-3-13
- Black Basalt Bulb Pot Bulb Pot
- stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration.
- Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
- 1938-57-316-a,b
- Urn
- tin-glazed earthenware.
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
- 2017-20-3
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 25.5 × 15 × 13.3 cm (10 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of base: WEDGWOOD (impressed)
Cite this object as
Black Basalt Covered Urn Urn; Manufactured by Wedgwood (United Kingdom); Decorated by John Flaxman (English, 1755 - 1826); England; stoneware ("black basalt"); H x W x D: 25.5 × 15 × 13.3 cm (10 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-301-a/d
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Mr. Pergolesi's Curious Things.
