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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610)

Trial Portrait Medallion
ca.1776 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval Jasper medallion (5.2 x 4.4 cm) with blue 'dip' on the upper face, and applied low relief portrait bust in white; the king wears an elaborate ruff and faces left; there is no identifying inscription (as on other examples); the reverse, which is an olive grey colour, has two vent holes and is incised '4 Blue' and '1 flint' and is inscribed 'Sally' in pencil.


Object details

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Object type
TitleHenri IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Materials and techniques
Olive-grey Jasper medallion with applied white Jasper low relief portrait
Brief description
Trial medallion with portrait of Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), olive-grey Jasper with applied white Jasper relief, Wedgwood & Bentley, Etruria, Staffordshire, probably about 1776
Physical description
Oval Jasper medallion (5.2 x 4.4 cm) with blue 'dip' on the upper face, and applied low relief portrait bust in white; the king wears an elaborate ruff and faces left; there is no identifying inscription (as on other examples); the reverse, which is an olive grey colour, has two vent holes and is incised '4 Blue' and '1 flint' and is inscribed 'Sally' in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.2cm
  • Width: 4.4cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Ursula Vaughan Williams
Object history
Provenance: by descent through the Wedgwood, Darwin and Vaughan Williams families.
Production
In production in Black Basalt by 1773, this trial Jasper medallion probably about 1776
Collection
Accession number
C.88-1999

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2000
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