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Captain Cook, medallion

Captain Cook, medallion
(1860s-1870s)

Medium
stoneware (black basalt), wood, metal

Measurements
2.1 × 14.0 × 18.9 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Inscription
incised in rear c.: Capt. Cook
impressed in rear c.: WEDGWOOD / O

Accession Number
3072-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Model by John Flaxman (1755-1826) after a medal by Lewis Pingo.