Caption

Portland Vase, copy, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent; pottery manufactory; 1790–1895. Pelike-shaped vase in black with white rendered from a black background reliefs depicting: 1 Atia, mother of Emperor Augustus, Apollo and Neptune; 2 Hecuba wife of Priam with a torch in her hand, surrounded by Venus and Paris. At the bottom, Paris, lost in thought. 19th/20th century, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Vase; height 26.6 cm, width 19 cm., A dark vase with a matte black surface and two curved handles shows a raised white relief scene wrapping around its body; the relief depicts a reclining nude figure draped with cloth under a stylized tree, flanked by two standing partially draped figures and surrounded by architectural fragments and carved details. The colors visible are black, white, gray, and a few subtle variations of darker and lighter gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_406

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68.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portland Vase copy Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent pottery manufactory 1790–1895 Pelike-shaped vase black white rendered black background reliefs depicting 1 Atia mother Emperor Augustus Apollo Neptune 2 Hecuba wife Priam torch hand surrounded Venus Paris bottom lost thought 19th 20th century Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent England Vase height 26.6 cm width 19 cm dark vase matte black surface two curved handles raised white relief scene wrapping body relief depicts reclining nude figure draped cloth under stylized tree flanked standing partially draped figures architectural fragments carved details colors visible white gray subtle variations darker lighter gray tones.