Medallion
- Place of origin:
Etruria (made)
- Date:
ca. 1768-1780 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Black basaltes ware in a gilt metal frame
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
5062-1901
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Medallion of Wedgwood's black basaltes ware in a gilt metal frame with a cameo bust of Virgil, facing to the right.
Place of Origin
Etruria (made)
Date
ca. 1768-1780 (made)
Artist/maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Black basaltes ware in a gilt metal frame
Marks and inscriptions
'VIRGIL'
Impressed below the bust
'Wedgwood & Bentley'
Impressed
Dimensions
Length: 5.7 cm, Width: 4.8 cm
Descriptive line
Medallion of Wedgwood's black basaltes ware in a gilt metal frame with a cameo bust of Virgil, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca. 1768-1780.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Bayley, Stephen, ed. Taste: an exhibition about values in design. London : Boilerhouse Project, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983.
Materials
Black basalt; Gilt metal
Subjects depicted
Poet; Bust
Categories
Ceramics
Collection
Ceramics Collection
