Wedgwood Sage Green Jasperware Etruscan Pitcher

Description

A Wedgwood sage green Jasperware Etruscan pitcher in the Etruscan shape, featuring white relief sprigged decoration on an unglazed stoneware body. The Neoclassical design includes a scene on one side depicting a classical female figure holding a vessel near a tree, while the reverse shows a sacrificial scene with two women and a child at an altar with a goat. The body is further embellished with horizontal bands of interlaced geometric rings and floral swags suspended from circular medallions. The handle features foliate relief decoration. The underside is impressed with the Wedgwood England backstamp. A circular paper provenance sticker from the Rubin Collection is affixed to the base.

Dimensions: 3.50"L x 4.50"W x 5.00"H