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Josiah Wedgwood
Oil Lamp with Zodiac Signscirca 1780-1795

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Black basalt ceramic oil lamp with orange-red relief figures on the disc top and shoulder, circular loop handle, and short nozzle
Black basalt ceramic dish with two handles, viewed from above. The central medallion features a terracotta-colored relief of three classical figures in robes, one kneeling before two standing figures. The wide border is decorated with twelve small relief figures, likely zodiac symbols, evenly spaced around the rim.

Josiah Wedgwood, Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd., Oil Lamp with Zodiac Signs, circa 1780-1795, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Alice Braunfeld, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Josiah Wedgwood
Manufacturer
Wedgwood
Title
Oil Lamp with Zodiac Signs
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1780-1795
Medium
Stoneware with metallic-oxide stain, rosso antico, black basalt
Dimensions
Overall, with cover: 2 × 5 × 3 in. (5.08 × 12.7 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
Accession Number
AC1997.109.12.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design