Wedgwood Majolica Low Naiad Center Bowl, circa 1882, modelled with two water nymphs grasping a fisherman’s net amid scrolling waves. Impressed Wedgwood and date code DEK for December 1882.
Height 10 ¾ in. Length 18 in. Depth 8 in.
Note: Example of pre-Raphaelite taste for “serious subjects treated with maximum realism and John Ruskin’s urging of artists to go to nature for inspiration and subjects.” Source: Museum of Birmingham
From the Starbuck East Brick, Nantucket, MA
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