431189
- TitleCaptain James Cook / ceramic medallion portrait plaque manufactured by Wedgwood
- Call numberP*26
Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 48 - Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1785 - Type of material
- Reference code431189
- Physical DescriptionObjects - 11.5. x 8.7 cm. - 1 white on blue jasper ware medallion with cushion moulding, oval in shape and unframed.
- Scope and ContentJames Cook is depicted in left profile with with head and shoulders featured.
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - General note
Blue paper label with white print affixed to reverse of frame, ""3""
Adapted from a medallion by Lewis Pingo and possibly modelled by John Flaxman Jnr., this item is similar to the framed medallions, P*53 and P*65 (uncushioned), and P*27 (black basalt ware).
The medallion is jasperware and the style imitates antique cameos. - Signatures / Inscriptions
Stamped on reverse, "Wedgwood / Capt. Cook" - Creator/Author/Artist
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