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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
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

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