Comments on: Wedgwood Jasper Jewellery http://www.antiquesavenue.com/wedgwood-jasper-jewellery/2009/01/ Vintage Jewellery, Antique Jewellery and Accessories, Antiques and collecting Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Elaine Kula http://www.antiquesavenue.com/wedgwood-jasper-jewellery/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Elaine Kula Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:45:59 +0000 http://www.antiquesavenue.com/?p=1135#comment-1542 Hi Anne, I think that's a marvelous idea of creating a gallery of Wedgwood designs. I have one at http://www.antiquingonline.com/cgi.bin/Web_store/Html/sk4041.htm . The scene is taken from a Pompeian wall painting discovered in 1759. Wedgwood did his version of it and included it in his catalog in both 1787 and in 1873, so the scene has been around for a long time. The scene itself shows a woman selling cupids as love tokens. It was a very popular cameo. Rowan's book on cameos has some more information (p.45) Hi Anne,
I think that’s a marvelous idea of creating a gallery of Wedgwood designs. I have one at http://www.antiquingonline.com/cgi.bin/Web_store/Html/sk4041.htm .

The scene is taken from a Pompeian wall painting discovered in 1759. Wedgwood did his version of it and included it in his catalog in both 1787 and in 1873, so the scene has been around for a long time. The scene itself shows a woman selling cupids as love tokens. It was a very popular cameo.

Rowan’s book on cameos has some more information (p.45)

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