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Josiah Wedgwood, medallion
Medium
stoneware (blue jasper)
Measurements
10.0 × 8.1 × 1.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England
Inscription
impressed (vertically) in rear c.r.: WEDGWOOD
incised in undercut of arm l.r.: W · H
Accession Number
236-D1M
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1868
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Medallion portrait of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) in blue jasper dip, is a rare example of a work signed by the modeller. The previous owner inscribed on the reverse that the medallion was made with some Sydney clay, which had been sent to Wedgwood in 1788 by Capt Phillip. Displayed in frame.