Button with Sacrifice to Hygieia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 18th century
This circular decorative button features a classical scene titled "Sacrifice to Hygieia." At its center is a round medallion with a vivid blue ground set with white relief figures in classical drapery, including seated and standing figures arranged in an allegorical composition. The ceramic disc is enclosed within an outer metallic border ornamented with a circle of faceted, bead-like studs.
The button was produced in Burslem, England, by the Wedgwood Manufactory in the late 18th century. It is made of stoneware (jasperware) and measures approximately 0.5 cm in depth by 3.7 cm in diameter (3/16 by 1 7/16 inches). The piece is classified as an accessory and European decorative art.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
The button is part of the Frank W. Gunsaulus Collection of Old Wedgwood.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Stoneware (jasperware)
- Dimensions
- 0.5 × 3.7 cm (3/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759
- Place recorded
- Burslem
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Button with Sacrifice to Hygieia
- Museum object number
- 1912.1198
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.