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Source Description
This medallion or cameo is of light blue jasperware with a lapidary polished edge. The subject is the three graces: the daughters of Zeus and the attendants of Aphrodite. The subject is taken from a carnelian intaglio in the collection of the King of Naples that had likely been reproduced by the famous maker of cameos and intaglios, James Tassie. In the original design the central figure is nude, here she is draped.
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Document identity
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28354
label
Medallion with the Three Graces
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Source metadata
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28354
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title
Medallion with the Three Graces
description
This medallion or cameo is of light blue jasperware with a lapidary polished edge. The subject is the three graces: the daughters of Zeus and the attendants of Aphrodite. The subject is taken from a carnelian intaglio in the collection of the King of Naples that had likely been reproduced by the famous maker of cameos and intaglios, James Tassie. In the original design the central figure is nude, here she is draped.
provenance
Miss Elisabeth Gilman, before March 1948 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, March 1948, be gift.
date
late 18th century (Neoclassical)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
medallions
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Neo-classical
inscriptions
[Maker's Mark] Wedgwood
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jasperware
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3234
4325
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EAN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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