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Honorea Sneyd Edgworth
Flaxman, John, born 1755 - died 1826 - Enlarge image
Honorea Sneyd Edgworth
- Object:
Portrait medallion
- Place of origin:
Etruria (made)
- Date:
1780 (commissioned)
1780 (made) - Artist/Maker:
Flaxman, John, born 1755 - died 1826 (designer)
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Jasperware
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
- Museum number:
C.116-1956
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, case 24, shelf 2
Place of Origin
Etruria (made)
Date
1780 (commissioned)
1780 (made)
Artist/maker
Flaxman, John, born 1755 - died 1826 (designer)
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Jasperware
Marks and inscriptions
'Ground & head / 2 of last 1559 / 1 of ---- 3614 / Black wash'
'Wedgwood'
Descriptive line
Jasperware portrait medallion of Honorea Sneyd Edgworth, attrib. to John Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780
Labels and date
Portrait medallion depicting Honorea Sneyd Edgworth, second wife of Wedgwood's friend Richard Lovell Edgworth (d.1780)
Attributed to John Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780
Marks: 'Ground & head / 2 of last 1559 / 1 of ---- 3614 / Black wash' and 'Wedgwood'
Jasperware
C116-1956 J. A. Tulk Beuqest
The medallion was a trial piece inscribed with details of the composition [23/05/2008]
Production Note
The medal was a trial piece. Commissioned and made in 1780.
Categories
Ceramics
Collection
Ceramics Collection
