Queen Charlotte (1744-1818)
Trial Portrait Medallion
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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Oval creamware medallion with head and shoulders portrait in low relief facing left, the ground crudely washed over in black enamel.
Object details
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| Title | Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Creamware, produced in a single mould, and with ground washed over in black enamel |
| Brief description | Trial portrait medallion of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), creamware with black enamel ground, possibly modelled by William Hackwood after a wax by Isaac Gosset, Wedgwood & Bentley, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1775. |
| Physical description | Oval creamware medallion with head and shoulders portrait in low relief facing left, the ground crudely washed over in black enamel. |
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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 | Wedgwood & Bentley (manufacturers), possibly modelled by William Hackwood after a wax by Isaac Gosset |
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| Accession number | C.83-1999 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2000 |
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