. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . nition ; and he was glad of the opportunity, as well as of the money,which Wedgwood gave him. His designs all bear unmistakable indi-cations of Greek inspiration, and he has l)een called an EnglishGreek. Miss Meteyard, in lier Life of Wedgwood, quotes a number ofthe bills paid to Flaxman. One in 1775 runs thus : A pair of vases,one with a satyr, the other with a triton-handle, three guineas; bass- WEDGWOOD WARE. 169 reliefs of the Muses and Apollo, Hercules and the lion, Hercules andthe boar, Hercules and C
. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . nition ; and he was glad of the opportunity, as well as of the money,which Wedgwood gave him. His designs all bear unmistakable indi-cations of Greek inspiration, and he has l)een called an EnglishGreek. Miss Meteyard, in lier Life of Wedgwood, quotes a number ofthe bills paid to Flaxman. One in 1775 runs thus : A pair of vases,one with a satyr, the other with a triton-handle, three guineas; bass- WEDGWOOD WARE. 169 reliefs of the Muses and Apollo, Hercules and the lion, Hercules andthe boar, Hercules and Cerberus, Bacchus and Ariadne, Jupiter, Juno,Minerva, Justice and Hope—for each of these he received ten shillinc^sand sixpence; table of the four seasons, two pounds and two shil-lings, etc. Flaxman modeled, too, a goodly number of busts of distinguishedpersons. Models and designs were also procured from artists in Italy, manyof which were made under the supervision of Flaxman while he wasstudying and Morking there. Of this jasper was made a great variety of objects, besides vases. Fig. J-i. — Old Wedgwood. and tea-services. Of the last we engrave portions of one in possessionof Mr. Wales, of Boston, which is as near perfection as any work otthis kind can be (Fig. 92). This jasper-ware was used in many ways, as the following list willindicate. It shows something of the variety of art-work made byWedgwood: 1. Cameos and intaglios. 2. Bass-reliefs, medallions, and tablets. 3. Kings and illustrious persons of Asia, Egypt, Greece, etc. 4. Busts of kings, emperors, popes, etc., down to modern times. 5. Heads of poets, painters, divines, Busts, statuettes, animals, etc. 170 POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. T. Lamps and candelabra. 8. Ornamental vases and antique vases. 9. Painted Etruscan (Greek) vases, etc. So great was the production of the cameos and antique ornaments,
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