Tazza (stand for presenting food)
Manufacturer
Wedgwood
(English, founded 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
PeriodGeorge III (1760-1820)
Date1790s
MediumGlazed earthenware (creamware)
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 13 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
MarkingsImpressed WEDGWOOD
DescriptionWedgwood creamware Tazza with moulded decoration. This stand would have been used for displaying fruit or cakes on a dining table. The central roundel contains and image of a woman driving a horse-drawn chariot.
Credit LineGift of Jean & Kenneth Laundy
Object numberG08.2.11
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - CreamwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1790-1820
Object number: G08.2.9a-d
Artist / Maker: Jones and Sons
c. 1826-28
Object number: G13.15.24
