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Cup

Factory Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
Factory owner Period of Josiah Wedgwood British
After a design by John Flaxman British
ca. 1782–1800
Not on view
The "Triumph of Cupid" was designed by Flaxman in 1782.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup
  • Factory: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Factory owner: Period of Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
  • Artist: After a design by John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London)
  • Date: ca. 1782–1800
  • Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Jasperware
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 2 15/16 in. (4.4 × 7.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of Charles B. Hoyt, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.34.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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