Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Oil Lamp

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Maker Josiah Wedgwood & Sons(English, founded 1759)English, founded 1759

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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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

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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