1943.1180: Clio, Muse of History

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.1180

People

Wedgwood & Bentley, British (in business 1769-1780)
Designed by John Flaxman, British (York, England 1755 - 1826 London, England)

Title

Clio, Muse of History

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medallion

Date

c. 1777

Places

Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/230219

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Pale blue grey body with black glaze and figure in white relief

Technique

Jasperware

Dimensions

9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 cm (3 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: Wedgwood / & Bentley
• label: verso, paper and black ink, handwritten: "Clio" 1772 / Flaxman. / A very rare and unique / medm. blue and bk & w / jasper Wedgwood / & Bentley.
• label: verso, paper, black ink, handwritten: 487 / 1
• inscription: verso, graphite, handwritten: 83

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1910, 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

1943.1180

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 10, p. 14

Exhibition History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944

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