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Captain Cook, medallion

WEDGWOOD, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent (manufacturer), John FLAXMAN (sculptor)
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 Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

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

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