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Plaque
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Plaque
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1790 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Wedgwood (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Black basalt
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
- Museum number:
414:1260-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain, room 138, case 13, shelf 7
Physical description
Plaque of black basalt of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess-Dowager of Wales, and oval in shape. Profile bust to the right. Inscribed below with 'PR . DOW . OF W.'.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/maker
Wedgwood (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Black basalt
Marks and inscriptions
'PR . DOW . OF W.'
'Wedgwood'
Dimensions
Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 6.7 cm
Descriptive line
Plaque of black basalt of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess-Dowager of Wales, and oval in shape, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., England, ca. 1790.
Materials
Black basalt
Subjects depicted
Bust; Princess; Augusta (Princess of Saxe-Gotha, Princess Dowager of Wales)
Categories
Ceramics; Stoneware
Collection code
CER
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