Artist: Wedgwood, Josiah, factory - English potter 1730-1795; Date(s): circa 1790; Classification(s): stoneware, medallion, press-moulding, Jasper, white with dark blue wash on both sides, and white relief.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray, 1960, L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960 [C.109-1961]
Description: Jasper, white with dark blue wash on both sides, and white relief. Oval with lapidary polished outer edge which slopes outwards towards the back surface. On the left a woman stands playing a lyre which stands on a pedestal in front of which is an oval medallion with a man's head in profile to right. On the right a winged boy leans on a trumpet as if mourning.