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Josiah Wedgwood British
Decoration after a design by John Flaxman British
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"Triumph of Cupid" was designed in 1782 by John Flaxman.
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Title: Spy or opera glass
Maker:
Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
Decorator:
Decoration after a design by John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Medium: Jasperware, gold
Dimensions: Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of Frederick Rathbone, 1910
Accession Number: 10.114
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