Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Trial Portrait Medallion
ca.1776 (made)
ca.1776 (made)
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Oval Jasper medallion (5.2 x 4.4 cm) with blue 'dip' on the upper face, and applied low relief portrait bust in white; the king wears an elaborate ruff and faces left; there is no identifying inscription (as on other examples); the reverse, which is an olive grey colour, has two vent holes and is incised '4 Blue' and '1 flint' and is inscribed 'Sally' in pencil.
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Title | Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610) |
Materials and techniques | Olive-grey Jasper medallion with applied white Jasper low relief portrait |
Brief description | Trial medallion with portrait of Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), olive-grey Jasper with applied white Jasper relief, Wedgwood & Bentley, Etruria, Staffordshire, probably about 1776 |
Physical description | Oval Jasper medallion (5.2 x 4.4 cm) with blue 'dip' on the upper face, and applied low relief portrait bust in white; the king wears an elaborate ruff and faces left; there is no identifying inscription (as on other examples); the reverse, which is an olive grey colour, has two vent holes and is incised '4 Blue' and '1 flint' and is inscribed 'Sally' in pencil. |
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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 | In production in Black Basalt by 1773, this trial Jasper medallion probably about 1776 |
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Accession number | C.88-1999 |
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Record created | January 27, 2000 |
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