Cupid playing a lyre
18th century
Medium
Jasperware
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Framed: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (8.9 × 7.9 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession Number
11.202.2h
Tags
Art Historical Context
Delight in the whimsical charm of *Cupid Playing a Lyre*, a 18th-century jware medallion crafted in collaboration between aristocratic artist Lady Diana Beaucl and master potter Josiah Wedgwood Produced at Wedgwood's Etruria factory in Staffordshire, England, this petite ceramic piece—measuring just 2 11/16 inches in diameter—exemplifies the neoclassical revival sweeping Europe, drawing inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman. Jasperware, Wedgwood's innovative invention, features a matte blue body of fine stoneware adorned with crisp white reliefs applied in bas-relief. Beauclerk's design ca...