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Plaque

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cut steel, mounted with a jasper plaque, showing Libra, a sign of the Zodiac.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel and jasper
Brief description
Jasper plaque by Wedgwood, showing Libra, a sign of the Zodiac, setting perhaps executed in Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory, Birmingham, England, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Cut steel, mounted with a jasper plaque, showing Libra, a sign of the Zodiac.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Width: 6cm
  • Height: 0.7cm
Object history
Cut steel, mounted with a jasper plaque, by Wedgwood, showing Libra, a sign of the Zodiac. The setting perhaps executed in Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory, Birmingham.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1089-1868

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Record createdJuly 28, 2005
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