Ormolu-mounted urn on square base
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ca. 1790 · Derbyshire spar "Blue John", gilt bronze; Sienna marble · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Blue John, also known as Derbyshire Spar, is a rare semi-precious mineral, which can be found only in Britain, primarily in Derbyshire. This neo-classical urn and columns are highly evocative of eighteenth-century British taste for hardstones fashioned into classical forms.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1790
- Medium
- Derbyshire spar "Blue John", gilt bronze; Sienna marble
- Culture
- British
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
