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Medallion of Gerard van Sweiten
Made at: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
English (Staffordshire)
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Black stoneware (basalt ware)
Dimensions
5.1 x 6.3 cm (2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John P. Townsend
Accession Number91.13
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOval medallion of man in profile, inscribed below "V. SWEITEN". The Dutch physician Gerard van Sweiten was the personal physician to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.
Inscriptions"V. SWEITEN" below bust