Cupid singing

Unknown (British)

Wedgwood (English ceramics manufactory, 1759 to the present)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
8.5 cm  (3 3/8 in.)
Width:
6.8 cm  (2 11/16 in.)
Depth:
1.0 cm  ( 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
Medallion: ceramic with white relief on blue jasper.
Place of creation:
England

    Item location

  • Art Institute of Chicago
    The Frank W. Gunsaulus Collection of Old Wedgwood[Museum inv. no.: 1912.1209]

Description

Cupid sings, and holds a scroll that has a suggestion of musical notation.

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Owens, Margareth Boyer. Art Institute of Chicago. RIdIM/RCMI inventory of music iconography, no. 2. Edited by Terence Ford (New York: Research Center for Musical Iconography, 1987) 8 (174da82). RILM 1988-275.

RIdIM record id

1978