Finely molded as a lively little hedgehog, this unique object would have been used for sprouting bulbs: the bottom tray was filled with moss or dirt, then flower bulbs would be added to grow up through the holes. This piece is conservatively dated to the second quarter of the 19th century, however Wedgwood hedgehog bulb pots were made in black basalt starting in the late 18th century. Later 19th-century editions were made in other ceramic bodies such as jasperware and majolica.
Finely molded as a lively little hedgehog, this unique object would have been used for sprouting bulbs: the bottom tray was filled with moss or dirt, then flower bulbs would be added to grow up through the holes. This piece is conservatively dated to the second quarter of the 19th century, however Wedgwood hedgehog bulb pots were made in black basalt starting in the late 18th century. Later 19th-century editions were made in other ceramic bodies such as jasperware and majolica.
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Condition
Excellent.
For a detailed condition report, please contact us.
Provenance
Lloyd J. Bleier Collection
Exhibitions
18th C. Wedgwood. Edward-Dean Museum, 13 September-24 November 1991.
Wedgwood from California Collections. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 27 January-21 March 1976.
References
Literature
Diana Edwards, Black Basalt (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994), illus. p. 103 fig. 120.
Peter Kaellgren, Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2009), illus. p. 87.
Excellent.
For a detailed condition report, please contact us.
Lloyd J. Bleier Collection
18th C. Wedgwood. Edward-Dean Museum, 13 September-24 November 1991.
Wedgwood from California Collections. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 27 January-21 March 1976.
Diana Edwards, Black Basalt (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994), illus. p. 103 fig. 120.
Peter Kaellgren, Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2009), illus. p. 87.
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