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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plaque

1769-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of black basalt of dramatist and poet William Shakespeare, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. Profile bust to the left and inscribed below with 'SHAKESPEARE'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt and gilt metal
Brief description
Plaque of black basalt of dramatist and poet William Shakespeare, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame, Wedgwood and Bentley, England, 1769-1780.
Physical description
Plaque of black basalt of dramatist and poet William Shakespeare, oval in shape and in a gilt metal frame. Profile bust to the left and inscribed below with 'SHAKESPEARE'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Width: 3.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SHAKESPEARE' (Impressed below the bust)
  • 'Wedgwood & Bentley' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Probably based on a portrait-relief in Tassie's glass-paste catalogue. Bought in Paris in March 1780.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 472 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1266-1885

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Record createdMay 8, 2009
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