Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1218: Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Choral Lyrics Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Choral Lyrics (Wedgwood) , 1943.1218,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 22, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/229931. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1218 People Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) Title Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Choral Lyrics Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 18th century Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229931 Physical Descriptions Medium Dark blue-grey jasperware body with different blue glaze in front; figure in white relief Technique Jasperware Dimensions 9.3 x 6.9 x 1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower edge, impressed: TERPSICHORE manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: WEDGWOOD label: verso, black ink, paper, printed: 338 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1218 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Full-length figure in left profile, playing a harp. Two firing holes on verso. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 9, p. 13; repr. on cover Jean Gorely, Wedgwood, M. Barrows and Co. (New York, 1950), p. 96, cat. no. 54, repr. Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
