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Alexander, intaglio gem

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

Medium
stoneware (basalt)

Measurements
0.3 × 2.2 × 2.6 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.: 240

Accession Number
D487-1994

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

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