Wedgewood plaque with a sacrifice to Bacchus and an offering to Flora

An image of Stoneware / Plaque. A Sacrifice. Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire. Hackwood, William, modeller, modeller (c. 1757-1839). Pale blue jasper rectangular plaque with applied white reliefs, combining and adapting figures from Sacrifice to Bacchus and Offering to Flora. Height, whole, 25.5 cm, height, whole, 25 cm, length, whole, 66.5 cm, depth, whole, 5 cm, circa 1860-1900. This plaque was probably made in the late 19th century. The reliefs were first used on two jasper plaques made during the Wedgwood & Bentley period, about 1778. Neoclassical.

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Stoneware / Plaque. A Sacrifice. Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire. Hackwood, William, modeller, modeller (c. 1757-1839). Pale blue jasper rectangular plaque with applied white reliefs, combining and adapting figures from Sacrifice to Bacchus and Offering to Flora. Height, whole, 25.5 cm, height, whole, 25 cm, length, whole, 66.5 cm, depth, whole, 5 cm, circa 1860-1900. This plaque was probably made in the late 19th century. The reliefs were first used on two jasper plaques made during the Wedgwood & Bentley period, about 1778. Neoclassical.

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Accession Number: C.112-2010
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Image width: 1024 pixels
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Filesize: 346.10kB

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