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Creator(s): Wedgwood (Manufacturer)

On view in: Adam Bedroom


About this object

The medallion is oval in shape and made from blue and white jasperware. It shows a profile bust of a man identified as Josiah Wedgwood. He is facing to the left and wearing an 18th century costume. He wears his hair with a pigtail at his back. He is dressed in an 18th century jacket with a linen collar and a white jabot.

Made from:
Jasperware -- wood
Made in:
Etruria, England
Date made:
ca. 1900
Size:
11.4 x 7.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.27
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973