Trial Portrait Medallion
ca. 1779 (made)
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Trial portrait medallion of Admiral Keppel in brown stoneware. Oval medallion (9.7 x 7.9 cm) with head and shoulders portrait in low relief; he faces left and wears a naval frock coat and wig; the front is impressed 'KEPPEL' below truncation; the back is impressed 'WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY' and '2079', and with three large firing holes. Brown stoneware with slight surface sheen, both relief and support produced in a mould and luted together before firing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brown stoneware |
| Brief description | Trial portrait medallion of Admiral Keppel in brown stoneware, Wedgwood & Bentley, Etruria, ca. 1779 |
| Physical description | Trial portrait medallion of Admiral Keppel in brown stoneware. Oval medallion (9.7 x 7.9 cm) with head and shoulders portrait in low relief; he faces left and wears a naval frock coat and wig; the front is impressed 'KEPPEL' below truncation; the back is impressed 'WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY' and '2079', and with three large firing holes. Brown stoneware with slight surface sheen, both relief and support produced in a mould and luted together before firing. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Ursula Vaughan Williams |
| Object history | Provenance: by descent through the Wedgwood, Darwin and Vaughan Williams families. |
| Production | possibly from a model by William Hackwood |
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| Accession number | C.80-1999 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2000 |
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