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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plaque

ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of blue jasper-dip with a white bust relief of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France. In profile facing left. Oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. Inscribed below with ‘Q. OF FRANCE’. On the truncation is the signature ‘I.B.NINI F. 1777’.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Blue jasper-dip with a white relief and in a gilt metal frame
Brief description
Plaque of blue jasper-dip with a white profile bust relief of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, ca. 1780-1800.
Physical description
Plaque of blue jasper-dip with a white bust relief of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France. In profile facing left. Oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. Inscribed below with ‘Q. OF FRANCE’. On the truncation is the signature ‘I.B.NINI F. 1777’.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 8.6cm
  • Approx. width: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ‘Q. OF FRANCE’ (Inscribed below the bust)
  • ‘I.B.NINI F. 1777’ (On the truncation)
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
After the terra-cotta relief by Jean-Baptiste Nini (1717-1786). The frame is of a later date. Bought in Paris in May 1877.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 519 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1254-1885

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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