Caption

Portland Vase, copy, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent; pottery manufactory; 1790–1895. Maker: Josiah Wedgwood 1730–1795. Pelike-shaped vase in black with white reliefs rendered from a black background 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 flared rim and a single curved handle rising from the neck features raised pale relief decoration around its body showing a group of classical figures and natural elements; a seated nude figure draped with cloth sits on a low support on one side while a standing muscular male figure leans on a tree or rock on the opposite side, both rendered in light color against the dark surface, accompanied by pale sculpted trees, foliage, a column-like element, and a stylized mask or face motif near the neck; the overall palette includes dark charcoal or black for the vase and white or light gray for the raised decorative figures and details, set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_411

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Keywords

Portland Vase copy Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent pottery manufactory 1790–1895 Maker 1730–1795 Pelike-shaped vase black white reliefs rendered black background 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 flared rim single curved handle rising neck features raised pale relief decoration body showing group classical figures natural elements seated nude figure draped cloth sits low support side standing muscular male figure leans tree rock opposite side rendered light color dark surface accompanied pale sculpted trees foliage column- element stylized mask face motif near neck palette includes dark charcoal vase white light gray raised decorative figures details set neutral gray background.