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Sabina, intaglio gem

WEDGWOOD, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent (manufacturer)
Sabina, intaglio gem
 (18th century)

Medium
stoneware (basalt)

Measurements
0.3 × 1.8 × 2.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Norma Deutsher, Governor, 1994

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

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England

Inscription
impressed in base c.: WEDGWOOD
impressed in base l.c.: 19

Accession Number
D26-1994

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
Small oval seal-stone with classsical figure in intaglio. Bears a number relating to Wedgwood catalogue.

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