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Henry Earle memorial cinerary urn and cover - 1774
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Henry Earle memorial cinerary urn and cover
This cinerary urn is an example of the adaptation of an ornamental vase for a specific function, and the vase shape is number 93 in the ornamental shape book. This piece is made in black basalt and hand-painted in grisaille enamels. The decoration features a winged figure resting on an inscribed slab, whilst on the opposite side of the vase features a classical figure. the piece was made to house the ashes of Henry Earle, which is indicated by the inscription on the side of the vase.
This cinerary urn is an example of the adaptation of an ornamental vase for a specific function, and the vase shape is number 93 in the ornamental shape book. This piece is made in black basalt and hand-painted in grisaille enamels. The decoration features a winged figure resting on an inscribed slab, whilst on the opposite side of the vase features a classical figure. the piece was made to house the ashes of Henry Earle, which is indicated by the inscription on the side of the vase. The tomb inscription reads: MEMORIAE S HENRICI EARLE. VIXIT ANNOS LXI. MORT: IAN: DIE XXXI AD MDCCLXXIIII.
- Type of object: Useful ware/funerary urn
- Mark: MEMORIAE'S HENRICI EARLE VIXIT ANNOS LXI MORT: IAN: DIE XXXI AD MDCCLXXIIII. [Hand-painted inscription on side of urn, otherwise unmarked]
- Year first produced: 1774
- Body: Black basalt
- Glaze: Unglazed
- Material: Ceramic
- Decoration: Encaustic painted, hand-enamelled
- Accession number: 4926
- Dimensions: 380 mm (height), 210 mm (diameter)
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Little is known about Mr Earle, for whose ashes a Wedgwood ornamental vase was commissioned to hold.
