Ice pail (one of a pair)
After using the model for this pair of ice pails in the “Frog service” for Catherine the Great of Russia, Josiah Wedgwood reused the form in plain creamware versions, sold to middle class consumers who were perhaps less distinguished than the Empress of Russia, but no less discerning in their tastes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ice pail (one of a pair)
- Maker: Wedgwood and Bentley (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1769–1780)
- Date: ca. 1773
- Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
- Medium: Creamware (glazed earthenware)
- Dimensions: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Frances F. Bretter and Leo D. Bretter, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.87.3
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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