Josiah Wedgwood perfected jasperware, a fine-grained pottery usually made in “Wedgwood blue” with white decoration. This elegant cylindrical vase, decorated in the form of a miniature Roman household altar, was destined for the luxury market. (Josiah Wedgwood [1730–1795]. Vase, 18th century. Jasperware. Vase [09.194.7]: English [Staffordshire, Etruria]. Rogers Fund, 1909 [09.194.7-9], designed by John Flaxman [1755–1826]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA/Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Image source: Art Resource, NY)