Not currently on display at the V&A

Medallion

ca. 1777-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chaumont Pottery and Glass Factory (manufacturer)
Nini, Jean Baptiste (modeller)
Place of origin
Chaumont-sur-Loire (made)

Medallion in unglazed buff earthenware of a portrait Benjamin Franklin. Moulded in low relief with inscription 'Dr Franklin . Americain'.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Medallion
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and moulded in low relief
Earthenware
Moulded
Brief description
Medallion in unglazed buff earthenware of a portrait Benjamin Franklin, modelled by Jean-Baptiste Nini, probably Chaumont pottery, Chaumont, ca. 1777-1780.
Physical description
Medallion in unglazed buff earthenware of a portrait Benjamin Franklin. Moulded in low relief with inscription 'Dr Franklin . Americain'.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dr Franklin . Americain'
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Bust
Franklin, Benjamin
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.297-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O301232/medallion-nini-jean-baptiste/
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