Vase with the Borghese Frieze
VesselsBritish18th century

Vase with the Borghese Frieze

c. 1790

Artists

WedgwoodArtist
John de VaereArtist

Description

Design of ten dancing figures after Bacchanalian frieze on the Borghese Vase; arabesque leafage and acanthus and lily borders; reed and fillet band on lip; lotus terminal on lid.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Jasperware
Medium
Blue jasperware with figures and decoration in white relief
Culture
British
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

46 x 23.8 cm (18 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold [through W. F. Cooper, New York, NY]; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1927, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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