{"product_id":"wedgwood-brooch","title":"Rare Antique Georgian Wedgwood Jasperware Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA most unusual and personal find, this gracious antique Georgian era Wedgewood Stoneware brooch is in the Neoclassical Revival taste and makes a really impressive statement showing an appreciation of antiquities and culture. \u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eThe brooch dates to the 1790's and would have had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003egreat cache to the owner 250 years ago as a novelty to entertain and impress the well-to-do who could afford such trinkets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabricated in the famed Wedgwood potteries founded in Stoke on Trent by Josiah Wedgwood in 1759, it shows imagery of a scene modelled \u003cspan\u003ebas-relief\u003c\/span\u003e in the famed 'Wedgwood' blue and white Jasperware and mounted in mellow and pure Silver, framed by sparkling hand cut Paste 'gems.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eThe plaque shows two figures who are seen weeping at the grave or tombside of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eshrouded figure and after some research we have found that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e the scene captures that of a \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e'Soldier Bringing the News of the Death of Patroclus.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/learn\/lesson\/death-patroclus-the-iliad-by-homer-summary-character-analysis.html#:~:text=The%20death%20of%20Patroclus%20is,made%20by%20the%20god%20Zeus.\"\u003ePatroclus was a Greek hero in the Trojan war\u003c\/a\u003e, best known as the closest companion of Achilles whose death at the hands of Hector is a pivotal event in Homer's Iliad, driving Achilles to return to battle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eThis piece is similar to a piece kept at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artsbma.org\/collection\/soldier-bringing-the-news-of-the-death-of-patroclus\/\"\u003eBirmingham Museum of Art. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eand the design is listed in Wedgwood's Catalogue. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasperware. The applied design was created separately in a process called 'sprigging' wherein the intricate white design was carefully pressed into a plaster mould and then applied to the background after the brooch base was made. Both were then fired together.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis brooch boasts twenty-five beautifully \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003ehandcut and foiled Paste 'gems' in a glittering frame surrounding the poignant scene. We belive it was l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"fq4Jlf_c,fq4Jlf_d\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=fq4Jlf_b\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eikely once a button or stud (maybe one of a set of such), and it was later made into a brooch with a rose gold coloured 'c' clasp fastening to the back.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e fine Silver, purer than the modern 925 standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e measures an inch and a half across\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fetheray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56684572901751,"sku":"#74072","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4559\/files\/antique-georgian-wedgwood-jasperware-brooch-74072-01.jpg?v=1773328682","url":"https:\/\/www.fetheray.com\/products\/wedgwood-brooch","provider":"Fetheray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}