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Figurin.Wedgwood Parian “Carrara ware”

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FIGURINE. Woman feeding an eagle. The subject is taken from a Greek tale of God; possibly Hebe, Zeus’s daughter. Gift Christmas Eve 1915 from Henrik de Maré. Etrurira (1768-). The factory was founded in 1769 by Josiah Wedgwood and his companion, Thomas Bentley. Wedgwood founded Etruria for the manufacture of more exclusive goods in neoclassical style.
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Title: Figurin.Wedgwood Parian “Carrara ware”
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FIGURINE.
Woman feeding an eagle.
The subject is taken from a Greek tale of God; possibly Hebe, Zeus’s daughter.
Gift Christmas Eve 1915 from Henrik de Maré.
Etrurira (1768-).
The factory was founded in 1769 by Josiah Wedgwood and his companion, Thomas Bentley.
Wedgwood founded Etruria for the manufacture of more exclusive goods in neoclassical style.

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