Fruit cooler (one of a pair)

ca. 1790

Not on view

This pair of fruit coolers by Wedgwood combines a delicate, lace-like pattern of pierced decoration with festoons, a popular feature in the neoclassical architectural decorations of the second half of the eighteenth century in England.

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Provenance

Title: Fruit cooler (one of a pair)
Maker: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
Date: ca. 1790
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Medium: Creamware (glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: 10 ½" x 10"
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Frances F. Bretter and Leo D. Bretter, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
Object Number: 2020.87.1a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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