Honora Sneyd Edgworth
Portrait Medallion
1780 (commissioned), 1780 (made)
1780 (commissioned), 1780 (made)
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Place of origin |
Jasperware portrait medallion of Honora Sneyd Edgworth, attrib. to John Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780
Object details
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Title | Honora Sneyd Edgworth (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Jasperware |
Brief description | Jasperware portrait medallion of Honora Sneyd Edgworth, attrib. to John Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780 |
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Gallery label | 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) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk |
Production | The medal was a trial piece. Commissioned and made in 1780. |
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Accession number | C.116-1956 |
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Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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