Wedgwood Ceramic Sprig Acanthus Leaf Trial Mold

This is an unglazed ceramic trial mold produced by the Wedgwood factory in Staffordshire, England. The object is a thick, rectangular block with rounded sides and chamfered corners. The face of the block features an intaglio foliate scroll acanthus leaf design. This type of manufacturing tool is a sprig mold, used to create relief ornaments for application to the surface of decorative ceramic vessels. The face is incised with the word CLOCK oriented vertically and the word TRIAL oriented horizontally. The side of the mold is stamped with the manufacturer mark WEDGWOOD over the letters LH. There are hand-painted black ink markings on the side. The reverse side bears a circular paper label for the Rubin Collection. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 3.50oz Condition Request Condition Report Good

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