The Pegasus Vase

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DatesMade: Made c. 1786

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh: Mått [med lock] 61 cm h: Mått utan lock 48,5 cm

Inventory numberNMK 171/1926

AcqusitionGift 1926 av Nationalmusei vänner

Other titlesTitle (en): The Pegasus Vase Label (sv): Pegasusvasen Inventory title (sv): Stor vas med lock

DescriptionDescription: The sculptor James Flaxman began his career as a modeller at Josiah Wedgwood’s ceramics factory, the Etruria Works. This vase, designed by Flaxman, shows the Roman poet Virgil receiving the laurel wreath from the muses. The winged horse on the lid, Pegasus, has given the vase its name. Wedgwood’s speciality was unglazed stoneware in muted colours, decorated with classical-themed cameos in white.

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