The Muses Watering Pegasus on Mount Helikon
Object type: Box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: John Flaxman|Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Artist bio: British, York 1755–1826 London|British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present
Artist role: Designer|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Tortoiseshell, gold, jasperware
Dimensions: 3 7/8 × 3 in. (9.8 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Pegasus|Muses