Reproduced by kind permission
of Messrs. Wedgwood & Sons.
WEDGWOOD PLAQUE (designed by Flaxman).
L’Entente Cordiale.
Mercury uniting the hands of England and France.
Having dealt with the biographic side of Wedgwood ware, and of the genius of the great Josiah Wedgwood, and having enumerated the various classes of ware originated by him, we come now to the consideration of his classic wares, of which the wonderful replica of the Portland Vase stands as the most notable example.
THE BARBERINI OR PORTLAND VASE.
(Copied by Josiah Wedgwood.)
In British Museum.