Vase with cover

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons|John Flaxman

ca. 1782–90 · Jasperware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

One side shows the crowning of a kithara player based on an antique Greek vase painting. The other shows Pallas Athena, the patroness of Athens, in a temple. Pegasus, the winged horse, forms the finial of the covers.

Artist

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons|John Flaxman

Date

ca. 1782–90

Medium

Jasperware

Culture

British, Etruria, Staffordshire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910