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Chess Piece

1800-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pawn piece. Unglazed white stoneware. Made in Etruria, factory of Josiah Wedgwood after models by John Flaxman, 1790s. England, Staffordshire, probably early 19th century


Object details

Object type
Brief description
Pawn piece, designed by John Flaxman, 1783, made by Wedgwood, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, 1800-1900
Physical description
Pawn piece. Unglazed white stoneware. Made in Etruria, factory of Josiah Wedgwood after models by John Flaxman, 1790s. England, Staffordshire, probably early 19th century
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Collection
Accession number
C.124L-1956

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Record createdMay 28, 2019
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