Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Oil Lamp

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Oil Lamp
Datec. 1810–1860
Made inEtruria, England
MediumStoneware (black basaltes)
Dimensions8 1/2 × 7 15/16 × 3 7/8 in. (21.6 × 20.2 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of George Valian
Object numberB.67.4.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionEver the innovator with a keen eye toward serving changing tastes, Josiah Wedgwood developed and perfected during the late 1760s a new type of fine-grained, dark-bodied stoneware that he called “black basaltes.” Reflecting the growing contemporary interest in classical antiquity, he began using the black basalt body to construct objects that mimicked the forms and decoration of ancient Greek pottery. Wedgwood also employed black basalt for useful objects such as tea wares, as well as other classically inspired decorative objects and sculptures.
ProvenanceGeorge Valian, Houston; given to MFAH, 1967.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed on bottom: WEDGWOOD

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Water Ewer "Sacred to Bacchus"
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Pair of Vases
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Stoneware (black basaltes) with encaustic red-orange decoration
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Abolitionist Medallion
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c. 1787
Stoneware (jasperware)
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Pair of Lusters
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
c. 1800–1815
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B.2012.206.1,.2
Creamer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
early 19th century
Stoneware (caneware)
B.71.118
scan from file photograph
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c. 1770–1780
Lead-glazed earthenware with agate ware glaze and stoneware (jasperware) base
B.69.389.2
scan from file photograph
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
c. 1770–1780
Lead-glazed earthenware with agate ware glaze and stoneware (jasperware) base
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The Birth of Bacchus
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
c. 1787
Stoneware (Jasperware)
2015.280
Dish
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
c. 1775–1790
Lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with cobalt decoration
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Bowl and Stand
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
c. 1800–1840
Lead-glazed earthenware (creamware)
B.78.67.A,.B
Centennial Jug
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
1874
Lead-glazed earthenware (creamware) with transfer print
B.2002.26