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Mould

Artist/Maker

Oval Intaglio Mould of Frederick the Great of Prussia


Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
Oval Intaglio Mould of Frederick the Great of Prussia
Dimensions
  • Height: 45mm
  • Width: 42mm
  • Depth: 14mm
Marks and inscriptions
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA 411 [in black ink on the obverse] 939 411 [in black ink on the depth]
Credit line
V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal.
Object history
Intaglios from this mould did not appear in Wedgwood & Bentley's catalogues during Josiah's lifetime but did appear numbered 411 in Boardman's reprint of 1817. The intaglios from this mould were probably made after 1795.
Subject depicted
Other number
939 - Wedgwood Museum Accession Number
Collection
Accession number
WE.7305-2014

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2019
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