Dr Daniel Charles Solander

Portrait Medallion
post 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black basalt portrait medallion of Dr Daniel Charles Solander.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDr Daniel Charles Solander (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black Basalt
Brief description
Black basalt portrait medallion of Dr Daniel Charles Solander, from a model by Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, post 1780
Physical description
Black basalt portrait medallion of Dr Daniel Charles Solander.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register length: 13cm
  • Taken from register width: 8.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Wedgwood'
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Portrait medallion depicting Dr. Daniel Charles Solander, Swedish naturalist (1736-1782)
From a model by John Flaxman, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1775, this example made after 1780
Mark: 'Wedgwood'
Black Basalt

C241-1983 Given by Miss M. J. Boast
Credit line
Given by Miss M. J. Boast
Production
First produced 1775, this example made after 1780.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.241-1983

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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