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Medallion
Made at: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Copied after: Jacques Antoine Dassier (Swiss, active in England, 1715–1759)
Copied after: Jacques Antoine Dassier (Swiss, active in England, 1715–1759)
English (Staffordshire)
around 1773
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Black stoneware (basalt ware)
Dimensions
5.9 x 7.2 cm (2 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John P. Townsend
Accession Number91.23
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionBlack basalt ware; elliptical medallion with profile of Martin Folkes (1690-1754) facing to right; turban-like drapery around head; unglazed; molded edge. After a bronze medal by Jacques-Antoine Dassier.
Marks
Mark: "C+ / 31" on reverse