Clock, black basalt, brass, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1900
Clock, black basalt and brass with moulded decoration; rectangular clock case mounted on rectangular base, exterior decorated with moulded neo classical scenes, figures, and acanthus leaves, base with moulded floral border, brass clock mounted within case.
Black basalt is a black stoneware body that was developed by Josiah Wedgwood from the traditional local black pottery in the 1760s and introduced to the market in 1768. It was richer in colour due to the addition of manganese and also finer in texture and very hard due to the use of sifted ball clay and the use of a very high firing temperature.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 175 mm; Width 165 mm; Depth 90 mm
- Materials and techniques
- Black basalt, brass, moulding
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Etruria
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1818897
- Museum object number
- WE.14673-2014
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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